ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Defence force member - other ranks: income by state

The median taxable income for Defence force member - other ranks in Australia was $86,960 in 2023–24, and the average was $91,566 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $96,217 and lowest in TAS at $73,935 (ATO Table 15D).

$86,960

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$91,566

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$82,937

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

25,012

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Defence force member - other ranks, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Defence force member - other ranks, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $84,001 Female $80,281 Median taxable income Male $87,993 Female $83,344 Median total income Male $91,984 Female $86,778 Median income ($), 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, Defence force member - other ranks, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 25,012 19,819 5,193
average taxable income $91,566 $93,028 $85,987
median taxable income $86,960 $87,993 $83,344
average salary or wage income $81,442 $82,241 $78,399
median salary or wage income $82,937 $84,001 $80,281
average total income $95,227 $96,807 $89,199
median total income $90,788 $91,984 $86,778

ATO Table 15B

Defence force member - other ranks by state

Median taxable income by state, Defence force member - other ranks, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Defence force member - other ranks, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 WA ACT NSW NT SA QLD VIC TAS Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Defence force member - other ranks, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $96,217
ACT $92,733
NSW $92,663
NT $88,768
SA $85,014
QLD $83,974
VIC $80,555
TAS $73,935

ATO Table 15D

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

Defence force member - other ranks (unit group 4411) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA2,285$103,874$96,217$85,876$87,022
ACT1,111$99,485$92,733$92,833$88,988
NSW6,747$97,724$92,663$85,878$86,195
NT1,706$93,316$88,768$85,782$83,015
SA1,669$88,098$85,014$82,283$83,757
QLD8,930$85,984$83,974$76,988$80,281
VIC2,297$81,517$80,555$73,356$76,537
TAS206$78,559$73,935$62,840$66,146

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Defence force member - other ranks

Occupations in Defence force member - other ranks, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Non-commissioned officer - defence - junior salary$82,937

ATO Table 15A