ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Dental nurse or assistant: income by state

The median taxable income for Dental nurse or assistant in Australia was $44,791 in 2023–24, and the average was $45,626 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NT at $54,572 and lowest in VIC at $43,839 (ATO Table 15D).

$44,791

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$45,626

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$43,408

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

35,614

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Dental nurse or assistant, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Dental nurse or assistant, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 Median salary or wage income Male $32,299 Female $43,658 Median taxable income Male $35,009 Female $45,027 Median total income Male $37,071 Female $46,736 Median income ($), 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, Dental nurse or assistant, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 35,614 1,276 34,338
average taxable income $45,626 $40,641 $45,811
median taxable income $44,791 $35,009 $45,027
average salary or wage income $42,472 $36,269 $42,702
median salary or wage income $43,408 $32,299 $43,658
average total income $47,380 $42,297 $47,569
median total income $46,476 $37,071 $46,736

ATO Table 15B

Dental nurse or assistant by state

Median taxable income by state, Dental nurse or assistant, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Dental nurse or assistant, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 NT TAS WA QLD ACT SA NSW VIC Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Dental nurse or assistant, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NT $54,572
TAS $47,083
WA $45,731
QLD $45,591
ACT $45,289
SA $44,670
NSW $44,486
VIC $43,839

ATO Table 15D

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

Dental nurse or assistant (unit group 4232) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
NT225$53,250$54,572$52,228$55,452
TAS753$46,980$47,083$43,511$46,204
WA3,789$46,729$45,731$43,347$44,225
QLD7,949$45,739$45,591$42,569$44,171
ACT636$46,397$45,289$44,176$44,817
SA2,644$45,281$44,670$41,798$42,532
NSW10,608$45,520$44,486$42,424$43,026
VIC8,939$45,083$43,839$41,951$42,476

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Dental nurse or assistant

Occupations in Dental nurse or assistant, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Dental assistant salary$43,408

ATO Table 15A