ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten in Australia was $63,794 in 2023–24, and the average was $64,342 (ATO Table 15A).

25,422 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $65,223; ranked 693 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$63,794

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$64,342

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$65,223

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

25,422

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

693

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $63,794 $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 School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten 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, School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 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, School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $48,841$50,307
2018–19 $50,737$52,004
2019–20 $51,692$53,159
2020–21 $54,418$55,519
2021–22 $56,085$56,747
2022–23 $60,441$61,181
2023–24 $63,794$64,342

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1822,467$48,841$50,307
2018–1923,127$50,737$52,004
2019–2023,385$51,692$53,159
2020–2123,756$54,418$55,519
2021–2224,653$56,085$56,747
2022–2324,936$60,441$61,181
2023–2425,422$63,794$64,342

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $70,094 Female $63,576 Median taxable income Male $70,232 Female $65,083 Median total income Male $73,169 Female $68,053 Median income ($), 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, School teacher - pre-school or kindergarten, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 25,422 825 24,597
average taxable income $69,571 $72,509 $69,472
median taxable income $65,223 $70,232 $65,083
average salary or wage income $64,342 $68,594 $64,200
median salary or wage income $63,794 $70,094 $63,576
average total income $72,601 $75,454 $72,505
median total income $68,197 $73,169 $68,053

ATO Table 15A

Pre-school or kindergarten teacher (unit group 2411) by state

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

Pre-school or kindergarten teacher (unit group 2411) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
ACT332$77,415$76,840
WA2,276$74,107$69,073
SA1,879$73,089$68,197
TAS276$68,581$67,996
QLD3,814$70,386$67,272
NSW7,991$71,118$64,350
VIC8,585$65,613$63,747
NT242$71,369$61,298

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Education professionals

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

Typical deductions for Education professionals, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses190,164$1,351
Work related travel expenses80,642$1,062
Work related uniform/clothing expenses263,469$253
Work related self education expenses58,660$1,326
Other work related expenses508,529$1,642
Total work related expenses523,520$2,525

ATO Table 18B