ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Factory worker - product examiner salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Factory worker - product examiner in Australia was $67,458 in 2023–24, and the average was $78,802 (ATO Table 15A).

882 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $67,243; ranked 632 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$67,458

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$78,802

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$67,243

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

882

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

632

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Factory worker - product examiner sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Factory worker - product examiner sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $67,458 $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 Factory worker - product examiner 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 (includes this one) 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, Factory worker - product examiner, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Factory worker - product examiner, 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, Factory worker - product examiner, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $58,628$63,683
2018–19 $61,087$66,710
2019–20 $59,394$64,718
2020–21 $62,785$67,521
2021–22 $63,794$71,856
2022–23 $64,435$74,895
2023–24 $67,458$78,802

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Factory worker - product examiner, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18790$58,628$63,683
2018–19804$61,087$66,710
2019–20799$59,394$64,718
2020–21817$62,785$67,521
2021–22840$63,794$71,856
2022–23869$64,435$74,895
2023–24882$67,458$78,802

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Factory worker - product examiner, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Factory worker - product examiner, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $74,501 Female $63,533 Median taxable income Male $74,059 Female $63,211 Median total income Male $76,337 Female $65,230 Median income ($), 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, Factory worker - product examiner, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 882 499 383
average taxable income $84,078 $89,831 $76,582
median taxable income $67,243 $74,059 $63,211
average salary or wage income $78,802 $84,547 $71,297
median salary or wage income $67,458 $74,501 $63,533
average total income $86,879 $92,832 $79,123
median total income $69,518 $76,337 $65,230

ATO Table 15A

Product quality controller (unit group 8393) by state

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

Product quality controller (unit group 8393) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
ACT35$79,138$60,218
NSW927$66,832$53,766
WA320$64,672$52,563
VIC1,002$58,985$51,019
QLD636$53,118$45,404
SA371$44,902$41,371
TAS120$42,020$37,427
NT13$34,843$14,329

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Factory process workers

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

Typical deductions for Factory process workers, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses70,326$2,896
Work related travel expenses35,462$2,855
Work related uniform/clothing expenses208,663$489
Work related self education expenses16,082$1,725
Other work related expenses172,198$1,291
Total work related expenses234,389$2,803

ATO Table 18B