ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Office worker salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Office worker in Australia was $50,481 in 2023–24, and the average was $51,537 (ATO Table 15A).

302,889 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $55,581; ranked 889 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$50,481

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$51,537

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$55,581

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

302,889

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

889

rank by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Office worker sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Office worker sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $50,481 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of occupations. Horizontal axis: Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $20,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Office worker sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of occupations
$0 to $19,999 20
$20,000 to $39,999 142
$40,000 to $59,999 (includes this one) 267
$60,000 to $79,999 302
$80,000 to $99,999 212
$100,000 to $119,999 122
$120,000 to $139,999 49
$140,000 to $159,999 15
$160,000 to $179,999 15
$180,000 to $199,999 13
$200,000 to $219,999 7
$220,000 to $239,999 5
$240,000 to $259,999 2
$260,000 to $279,999 2
$280,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 to $319,999 0
$320,000 to $339,999 1
$340,000 to $359,999 0
$360,000 to $379,999 0
$380,000 to $399,999 0
$400,000 to $419,999 0
$420,000 to $439,999 1

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year

Median and average salary or wage income by year, Office worker, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Office worker, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 2017–18 2023–24 Tax year

Vertical axis: Salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24. Horizontal axis: Tax year.

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Median and average salary or wage income by year, Office worker, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $38,012$39,501
2018–19 $39,491$40,773
2019–20 $40,984$42,347
2020–21 $43,005$44,229
2021–22 $44,961$46,044
2022–23 $48,286$49,199
2023–24 $50,481$51,537

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Office worker, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18315,537$38,012$39,501
2018–19317,061$39,491$40,773
2019–20309,162$40,984$42,347
2020–21301,864$43,005$44,229
2021–22309,303$44,961$46,044
2022–23302,316$48,286$49,199
2023–24302,889$50,481$51,537

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Office worker, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Office worker, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $47,947 Female $50,730 Median taxable income Male $55,116 Female $55,626 Median total income Male $57,192 Female $57,865 Median income ($), ATO 2023–24

Horizontal axis: Median income ($), ATO 2023–24. Bars are labelled Male and Female; the exact figures are in the table below.

ATO Table 15A

Men and women, Office worker, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 302,889 41,236 261,653
average taxable income $62,830 $62,140 $62,939
median taxable income $55,581 $55,116 $55,626
average salary or wage income $51,537 $51,684 $51,515
median salary or wage income $50,481 $47,947 $50,730
average total income $65,196 $64,069 $65,374
median total income $57,797 $57,192 $57,865

ATO Table 15A

Administration assistant or office worker (unit group 5311) by state

Figures are for the unit group, not this occupation alone.

Administration assistant or office worker (unit group 5311) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
ACT5,371$74,365$71,095
NT2,916$68,970$63,832
QLD68,455$62,823$57,083
WA31,873$64,293$57,000
SA19,296$60,327$55,169
NSW94,735$62,917$54,694
TAS6,281$58,670$54,263
VIC73,419$62,200$53,850

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for General clerical workers

Figures are for the sub-major group, not this occupation alone.

Typical deductions for General clerical workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses65,605$1,632
Work related travel expenses18,330$723
Work related uniform/clothing expenses130,438$228
Work related self education expenses11,122$1,328
Other work related expenses203,152$781
Total work related expenses243,079$1,331

ATO Table 18B