ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Buyer - retail goods salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Buyer - retail goods in Australia was $55,486 in 2023–24, and the average was $70,212 (ATO Table 15A).

9,871 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $55,497; ranked 815 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$55,486

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$70,212

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$55,497

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

9,871

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

815

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Buyer - retail goods sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Buyer - retail goods sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $55,486 $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 Buyer - retail goods 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, Buyer - retail goods, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Buyer - retail goods, 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, Buyer - retail goods, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $57,930$70,182
2018–19 $58,777$69,720
2019–20 $54,785$66,209
2020–21 $53,393$65,956
2021–22 $51,708$66,975
2022–23 $54,332$68,509
2023–24 $55,486$70,212

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Buyer - retail goods, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–185,862$57,930$70,182
2018–196,380$58,777$69,720
2019–206,931$54,785$66,209
2020–217,580$53,393$65,956
2021–228,625$51,708$66,975
2022–239,299$54,332$68,509
2023–249,871$55,486$70,212

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Buyer - retail goods, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Buyer - retail goods, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $53,953 Female $56,693 Median taxable income Male $53,664 Female $56,943 Median total income Male $55,645 Female $59,167 Median income ($), 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, Buyer - retail goods, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 9,871 3,729 6,142
average taxable income $73,820 $78,429 $71,023
median taxable income $55,497 $53,664 $56,943
average salary or wage income $70,212 $74,374 $67,687
median salary or wage income $55,486 $53,953 $56,693
average total income $76,485 $81,340 $73,537
median total income $58,054 $55,645 $59,167

ATO Table 15A

Retail or wool buyer (unit group 6392) by state

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

Retail or wool buyer (unit group 6392) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
VIC3,613$85,980$68,399
NSW3,348$84,347$64,162
SA457$54,154$42,629
TAS126$46,240$41,605
QLD1,695$53,248$40,734
WA730$50,174$35,735
ACT87$40,723$34,157
NT67$37,858$33,631

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Sales support workers

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

Typical deductions for Sales support workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses36,130$2,266
Work related travel expenses17,113$909
Work related uniform/clothing expenses109,572$287
Work related self education expenses9,584$1,005
Other work related expenses100,875$686
Total work related expenses143,315$1,449

ATO Table 18B