ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Civil engineering draftsperson salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Civil engineering draftsperson in Australia was $88,331 in 2023–24, and the average was $92,151 (ATO Table 15A).

8,206 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $88,509; ranked 354 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$88,331

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$92,151

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$88,509

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

8,206

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

354

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Civil engineering draftsperson sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Civil engineering draftsperson sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $88,331 $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 Civil engineering draftsperson 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, Civil engineering draftsperson, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Civil engineering draftsperson, 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, Civil engineering draftsperson, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $72,496$73,747
2018–19 $74,655$75,931
2019–20 $75,739$78,174
2020–21 $77,754$80,159
2021–22 $80,424$83,315
2022–23 $84,248$87,355
2023–24 $88,331$92,151

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Civil engineering draftsperson, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–187,190$72,496$73,747
2018–197,369$74,655$75,931
2019–207,444$75,739$78,174
2020–217,463$77,754$80,159
2021–227,855$80,424$83,315
2022–238,123$84,248$87,355
2023–248,206$88,331$92,151

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Civil engineering draftsperson, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Civil engineering draftsperson, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $93,029 Female $73,144 Median taxable income Male $93,245 Female $73,125 Median total income Male $96,126 Female $75,577 Median income ($), 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, Civil engineering draftsperson, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 8,206 6,443 1,763
average taxable income $94,527 $99,123 $77,730
median taxable income $88,509 $93,245 $73,125
average salary or wage income $92,151 $96,841 $75,048
median salary or wage income $88,331 $93,029 $73,144
average total income $97,562 $102,239 $80,471
median total income $91,400 $96,126 $75,577

ATO Table 15A

Civil engineering draftsperson or technician (unit group 3122) by state

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

Civil engineering draftsperson or technician (unit group 3122) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA1,869$111,298$104,307
NT76$105,794$92,457
ACT136$92,471$90,920
QLD3,381$96,535$90,404
NSW3,137$94,674$89,351
VIC2,171$92,700$87,874
SA763$89,721$84,658
TAS238$86,017$81,711

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Engineering, IT and science technicians

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

Typical deductions for Engineering, IT and science technicians, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses86,634$3,107
Work related travel expenses34,880$1,777
Work related uniform/clothing expenses169,156$320
Work related self education expenses18,858$1,836
Other work related expenses193,623$1,278
Total work related expenses223,379$2,988

ATO Table 18B