ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Administrator - contract salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Administrator - contract in Australia was $91,666 in 2023–24, and the average was $99,528 (ATO Table 15A).

16,194 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $92,331; ranked 316 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$91,666

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$99,528

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$92,331

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

16,194

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

316

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Administrator - contract sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Administrator - contract sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $91,666 $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 Administrator - contract 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 $79,999 302
$80,000 to $99,999 (includes this one) 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, Administrator - contract, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Administrator - contract, 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, Administrator - contract, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $69,607$76,602
2018–19 $72,265$78,867
2019–20 $74,519$81,303
2020–21 $76,487$82,873
2021–22 $79,999$86,705
2022–23 $86,677$94,344
2023–24 $91,666$99,528

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Administrator - contract, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–1812,730$69,607$76,602
2018–1913,553$72,265$78,867
2019–2013,917$74,519$81,303
2020–2114,312$76,487$82,873
2021–2215,308$79,999$86,705
2022–2315,698$86,677$94,344
2023–2416,194$91,666$99,528

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Administrator - contract, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Administrator - contract, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $108,108 Female $83,151 Median taxable income Male $107,837 Female $84,025 Median total income Male $111,943 Female $87,327 Median income ($), 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, Administrator - contract, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 16,194 6,731 9,463
average taxable income $102,833 $117,742 $92,228
median taxable income $92,331 $107,837 $84,025
average salary or wage income $99,528 $115,401 $88,251
median salary or wage income $91,666 $108,108 $83,151
average total income $106,629 $122,194 $95,557
median total income $96,088 $111,943 $87,327

ATO Table 15A

Contract, program or project administrator (unit group 5111) by state

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

Contract, program or project administrator (unit group 5111) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
ACT18,913$96,717$93,122
WA32,544$90,080$77,407
NT4,806$81,026$76,434
NSW80,722$83,671$74,222
QLD68,063$80,571$73,269
VIC67,988$80,773$72,872
SA20,417$75,901$69,786
TAS6,111$73,765$69,581

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Office managers and program administrators

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

Typical deductions for Office managers and program administrators, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses156,818$2,176
Work related travel expenses53,099$929
Work related uniform/clothing expenses227,781$247
Work related self education expenses28,392$1,787
Other work related expenses393,723$996
Total work related expenses445,848$1,996

ATO Table 18B