ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Accountant: income by state

The median taxable income for Accountant in Australia was $100,631 in 2023–24, and the average was $125,516 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $106,118 and lowest in TAS at $84,937 (ATO Table 15D).

$100,631

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$125,516

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$98,490

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

191,675

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Accountant, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Accountant, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $110,547 Female $90,483 Median taxable income Male $113,612 Female $91,909 Median total income Male $118,655 Female $96,087 Median income ($), 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 15B

Men and women, Accountant, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 191,675 87,819 103,856
average taxable income $125,516 $146,736 $107,572
median taxable income $100,631 $113,612 $91,909
average salary or wage income $115,469 $132,902 $100,802
median salary or wage income $98,490 $110,547 $90,483
average total income $130,563 $152,421 $112,080
median total income $105,119 $118,655 $96,087

ATO Table 15B

Accountant by state

Median taxable income by state, Accountant, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Accountant, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $125,000 ACT WA NSW VIC QLD SA NT TAS Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: State. Horizontal axis: Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24.

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Median taxable income by state, Accountant, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $106,118
WA $105,874
NSW $104,782
VIC $98,530
QLD $98,092
SA $91,013
NT $86,464
TAS $84,937

ATO Table 15D

State figures are for this unit group. There is no separate page per state.

Accountant (unit group 2211) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT3,320$117,798$106,118$112,385$104,529
WA18,037$128,547$105,874$114,913$100,684
NSW74,635$135,857$104,782$124,721$103,000
VIC53,454$120,206$98,530$112,191$96,980
QLD28,260$117,618$98,092$107,749$94,875
SA9,771$108,405$91,013$98,304$88,244
NT848$98,831$86,464$93,233$86,091
TAS2,352$102,236$84,937$92,924$82,336

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Accountant

Occupations in Accountant, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Management accountant salary$115,231
Analyst - financial salary$94,135
Agent - tax salary$71,639

ATO Table 15A