ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Cyber security architect salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Cyber security architect in Australia was $180,327 in 2023–24, and the average was $181,966 (ATO Table 15A).

664 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $179,676; ranked 30 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$180,327

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$181,966

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$179,676

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

664

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

30

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Cyber security architect sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Cyber security architect sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $180,327 $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 Cyber security architect 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 $99,999 212
$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 (includes this one) 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

Men and women

Median income by sex, Cyber security architect, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Cyber security architect, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 Median salary or wage income Male $181,871 Female $148,207 Median taxable income Male $180,845 Female $159,619 Median total income Male $185,162 Female $160,920 Median income ($), 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, Cyber security architect, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 664 611 53
average taxable income $186,239 $188,439 $160,875
median taxable income $179,676 $180,845 $159,619
average salary or wage income $181,966 $184,551 $152,216
median salary or wage income $180,327 $181,871 $148,207
average total income $191,827 $194,125 $165,344
median total income $184,560 $185,162 $160,920

ATO Table 15A

Database or systems administrator, or IT security specialist (unit group 2621) by state

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

Database or systems administrator, or IT security specialist (unit group 2621) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
ACT2,115$137,191$124,715
NSW11,571$128,038$111,882
WA3,468$112,143$104,646
QLD6,015$112,573$103,809
VIC10,193$115,002$103,653
SA2,380$103,017$95,529
TAS596$100,923$95,268
NT232$100,255$93,917

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for IT professionals

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

Typical deductions for IT professionals, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses58,392$2,208
Work related travel expenses33,643$983
Work related uniform/clothing expenses68,629$238
Work related self education expenses34,562$1,595
Other work related expenses292,454$1,680
Total work related expenses298,930$2,424

ATO Table 18B