ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Psychologist: income by state

The median taxable income for Psychologist in Australia was $89,309 in 2023–24, and the average was $96,566 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $103,774 and lowest in SA at $84,277 (ATO Table 15D).

$89,309

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$96,566

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$76,640

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

27,038

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Psychologist, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Psychologist, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $87,047 Female $74,411 Median taxable income Male $99,748 Female $86,753 Median total income Male $104,923 Female $92,015 Median income ($), 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, Psychologist, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 27,038 4,963 22,075
average taxable income $96,566 $108,676 $93,843
median taxable income $89,309 $99,748 $86,753
average salary or wage income $79,352 $89,148 $77,161
median salary or wage income $76,640 $87,047 $74,411
average total income $101,867 $114,239 $99,085
median total income $94,275 $104,923 $92,015

ATO Table 15B

Psychologist by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Psychologist, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $103,774
QLD $93,594
NT $90,944
NSW $90,883
TAS $86,660
WA $86,615
VIC $86,510
SA $84,277

ATO Table 15D

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

Psychologist (unit group 2723) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT682$115,209$103,774$94,846$92,819
QLD5,115$98,615$93,594$82,289$81,190
NT169$92,715$90,944$82,201$83,600
NSW8,500$100,208$90,883$81,989$78,787
TAS515$93,249$86,660$72,128$71,450
WA3,189$92,965$86,615$78,306$76,309
VIC7,395$92,447$86,510$74,964$72,576
SA1,407$91,824$84,277$74,641$71,747

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Psychologist

Occupations in Psychologist, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Organisational psychologist salary$111,387
Educational psychologist salary$86,658
Clinical psychologist salary$77,858
Psychologist - other salary$74,152
Psychologist - psychotherapist salary$59,620

ATO Table 15A