ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Legislator: income by state

The median taxable income for Legislator in Australia was $83,682 in 2023–24, and the average was $109,469 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $120,959 and lowest in NT at $65,840 (ATO Table 15D).

$83,682

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$109,469

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$80,220

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

4,450

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Legislator, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Legislator, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $88,790 Female $75,088 Median taxable income Male $90,362 Female $77,942 Median total income Male $94,983 Female $82,361 Median income ($), 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, Legislator, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 4,450 2,067 2,383
average taxable income $109,469 $119,334 $100,913
median taxable income $83,682 $90,362 $77,942
average salary or wage income $98,416 $107,044 $91,387
median salary or wage income $80,220 $88,790 $75,088
average total income $123,832 $135,464 $113,743
median total income $88,866 $94,983 $82,361

ATO Table 15B

Legislator by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Legislator, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $120,959
QLD $86,423
TAS $85,697
VIC $85,571
SA $84,697
NSW $78,324
WA $78,035
NT $65,840

ATO Table 15D

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

Legislator (unit group 1113) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT77$172,359$120,959$151,988$113,045
QLD1,065$107,965$86,423$100,911$84,800
TAS166$107,917$85,697$114,765$87,723
VIC965$111,727$85,571$102,455$85,723
SA353$117,226$84,697$110,429$75,973
NSW1,072$106,316$78,324$92,751$76,653
WA624$106,225$78,035$84,557$69,218
NT122$92,594$65,840$79,921$56,701

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Legislator

Occupations in Legislator, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Member of parliament salary$224,301
Councillor salary$69,101

ATO Table 15A