ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Recruitment consultant salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Recruitment consultant in Australia was $74,610 in 2023–24, and the average was $87,776 (ATO Table 15A).

32,446 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $74,696; ranked 530 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$74,610

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$87,776

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$74,696

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

32,446

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

530

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Recruitment consultant sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Recruitment consultant sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $74,610 $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 Recruitment consultant 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 $59,999 267
$60,000 to $79,999 (includes this one) 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, Recruitment consultant, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Recruitment consultant, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 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, Recruitment consultant, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $58,731$68,179
2018–19 $60,145$70,661
2019–20 $60,986$70,949
2020–21 $62,005$71,464
2021–22 $67,589$82,753
2022–23 $71,702$87,140
2023–24 $74,610$87,776

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Recruitment consultant, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1823,448$58,731$68,179
2018–1925,848$60,145$70,661
2019–2026,610$60,986$70,949
2020–2127,123$62,005$71,464
2021–2229,858$67,589$82,753
2022–2332,329$71,702$87,140
2023–2432,446$74,610$87,776

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Recruitment consultant, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Recruitment consultant, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $84,388 Female $71,114 Median taxable income Male $85,220 Female $70,981 Median total income Male $89,988 Female $74,438 Median income ($), 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, Recruitment consultant, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 32,446 10,468 21,978
average taxable income $92,868 $110,630 $84,408
median taxable income $74,696 $85,220 $70,981
average salary or wage income $87,776 $102,195 $80,948
median salary or wage income $74,610 $84,388 $71,114
average total income $96,791 $115,141 $88,052
median total income $78,410 $89,988 $74,438

ATO Table 15A

Human resource professional (unit group 2231) by state

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

Human resource professional (unit group 2231) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
ACT1,603$96,988$88,553
NSW22,274$103,390$86,240
WA8,381$94,101$82,684
VIC17,612$94,489$81,801
QLD14,013$93,673$80,497
SA4,181$81,458$73,326
TAS1,186$77,713$72,387
NT587$77,884$70,659

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Business, human resource and marketing professionals

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

Typical deductions for Business, human resource and marketing professionals, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses195,801$3,179
Work related travel expenses98,126$1,129
Work related uniform/clothing expenses177,398$252
Work related self education expenses68,152$2,192
Other work related expenses509,470$1,432
Total work related expenses536,753$3,087

ATO Table 18B