Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Electrical engineer: income by state

The median taxable income for Electrical engineer in Australia was $132,349 in 2023–24, and the average was $141,415 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $151,878 and lowest in TAS at $119,891 (ATO Table 15D).

$132,349

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$141,415

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$130,630

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

34,797

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Electrical engineer, 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, Electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	34,797	31,582	3,215
average taxable income	$141,415	$143,742	$118,556
median taxable income	$132,349	$134,539	$109,345
average salary or wage income	$134,110	$136,187	$113,768
median salary or wage income	$130,630	$132,900	$108,375
average total income	$146,340	$148,791	$122,266
median total income	$137,456	$139,890	$113,188

ATO Table 15B

Electrical engineer by state

Median taxable income by state, Electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Electrical engineer, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA	$151,878
NT	$143,266
QLD	$139,526
NSW	$130,576
SA	$122,802
ACT	$121,303
VIC	$121,000
TAS	$119,891

ATO Table 15D

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

Electrical engineer (unit group 2333) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
WA	5,969	$158,658	$151,878	$147,482	$146,695
NT	277	$152,737	$143,266	$134,182	$128,166
QLD	7,152	$148,216	$139,526	$140,029	$137,300
NSW	10,564	$139,724	$130,576	$132,979	$130,000
SA	2,103	$128,472	$122,802	$124,808	$120,347
ACT	449	$133,307	$121,303	$121,832	$121,776
VIC	7,572	$129,740	$121,000	$124,958	$120,717
TAS	553	$124,519	$119,891	$119,477	$119,259

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Electrical engineer

Occupations in Electrical engineer, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
Electrical engineer salary	$130,630

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 23)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 31)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 14)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 10)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 8)

Method

Taxable income is the amount left after deductions on the return. Salary or wage income is employment income reported to the ATO. This page does not treat taxable income as salary or wage income.

State figures come from Table 15D for this unit group. Occupation is the occupation people reported on their tax return. Some cells in the ATO tables are not published.