Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Life scientist: income by state

The median taxable income for Life scientist in Australia was $94,906 in 2023–24, and the average was $99,953 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $104,975 and lowest in WA at $89,931 (ATO Table 15D).

$94,906

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$99,953

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$92,987

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

17,782

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Life scientist, 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, Life scientist, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	17,782	7,452	10,330
average taxable income	$99,953	$110,172	$92,581
median taxable income	$94,906	$103,273	$88,646
average salary or wage income	$94,241	$104,118	$87,124
median salary or wage income	$92,987	$102,056	$86,551
average total income	$103,070	$113,433	$95,594
median total income	$97,670	$105,894	$91,336

ATO Table 15B

Median taxable income by state, Life scientist, ATO 2023–24

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

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ATO Table 15D

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

Life scientist (unit group 2345) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
ACT	568	$108,462	$104,975	$104,724	$103,326
NT	119	$98,518	$103,805	$95,386	$103,352
TAS	546	$101,743	$98,254	$95,646	$95,599
NSW	4,315	$103,946	$96,615	$97,498	$94,183
VIC	5,783	$101,389	$95,408	$95,454	$94,192
QLD	3,478	$96,916	$93,961	$92,030	$91,767
SA	1,120	$95,715	$92,442	$90,486	$91,138
WA	1,679	$96,478	$89,931	$89,763	$86,445

ATO Table 15D

ATO Table 15A