ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Auditor - external salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Auditor - external in Australia was $80,180 in 2023–24, and the average was $86,565 (ATO Table 15A).

12,811 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $79,851; ranked 444 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$80,180

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$86,565

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$79,851

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

12,811

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

444

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Auditor - external sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Auditor - external sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $80,180 $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 Auditor - external 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, Auditor - external, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Auditor - external, 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, Auditor - external, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $67,123$71,148
2018–19 $66,030$71,127
2019–20 $68,566$73,322
2020–21 $73,286$78,375
2021–22 $74,681$80,513
2022–23 $76,072$82,784
2023–24 $80,180$86,565

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Auditor - external, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–188,876$67,123$71,148
2018–199,397$66,030$71,127
2019–209,849$68,566$73,322
2020–219,895$73,286$78,375
2021–2210,585$74,681$80,513
2022–2312,051$76,072$82,784
2023–2412,811$80,180$86,565

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Auditor - external, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Auditor - external, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $81,531 Female $78,875 Median taxable income Male $81,447 Female $78,468 Median total income Male $84,591 Female $81,184 Median income ($), 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, Auditor - external, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 12,811 6,514 6,297
average taxable income $90,138 $94,682 $85,438
median taxable income $79,851 $81,447 $78,468
average salary or wage income $86,565 $89,640 $83,389
median salary or wage income $80,180 $81,531 $78,875
average total income $93,730 $98,693 $88,596
median total income $82,719 $84,591 $81,184

ATO Table 15A

Auditor, company secretary or corporate treasurer (unit group 2212) by state

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

Auditor, company secretary or corporate treasurer (unit group 2212) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
NSW13,587$143,046$113,922
VIC8,499$127,075$101,652
QLD3,984$115,923$100,711
ACT622$111,116$99,962
WA2,552$121,832$93,910
TAS292$102,594$85,992
SA1,548$97,347$80,866
NT130$93,309$76,484

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