ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician: income by state

The median taxable income for Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician in Australia was $98,198 in 2023–24, and the average was $107,041 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $126,012 and lowest in ACT at $79,913 (ATO Table 15D).

$98,198

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$107,041

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$98,275

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

11,962

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $99,296 Female $76,134 Median taxable income Male $99,481 Female $75,472 Median total income Male $103,283 Female $79,135 Median income ($), 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, Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 11,962 11,413 549
average taxable income $107,041 $108,252 $81,881
median taxable income $98,198 $99,481 $75,472
average salary or wage income $103,462 $104,614 $79,579
median salary or wage income $98,275 $99,296 $76,134
average total income $111,059 $112,314 $84,982
median total income $102,210 $103,283 $79,135

ATO Table 15B

Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician by state

Median taxable income by state, Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 WA NT QLD NSW TAS SA VIC ACT Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $126,012
NT $102,974
QLD $96,937
NSW $95,781
TAS $93,477
SA $90,182
VIC $88,431
ACT $79,913

ATO Table 15D

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

Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician (unit group 3125) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA2,868$132,185$126,012$123,787$121,558
NT75$137,912$102,974$124,625$106,760
QLD2,364$103,627$96,937$101,530$96,821
NSW2,839$101,035$95,781$99,183$96,011
TAS192$97,840$93,477$90,825$90,912
SA838$96,553$90,182$93,985$90,796
VIC2,667$93,208$88,431$91,850$89,300
ACT84$83,651$79,913$82,495$78,806

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician

Occupations in Mechanical engineering draftsperson or technician, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Mechanical engineering technician or associate salary$100,450
Draftsperson - mechanical engineering salary$95,001

ATO Table 15A