ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Security officer or guard: income by state

The median taxable income for Security officer or guard in Australia was $69,275 in 2023–24, and the average was $70,552 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $81,554 and lowest in SA at $63,395 (ATO Table 15D).

$69,275

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$70,552

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$70,007

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

59,788

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Security officer or guard, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Security officer or guard, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $71,001 Female $65,328 Median taxable income Male $70,176 Female $64,768 Median total income Male $73,814 Female $68,191 Median income ($), 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, Security officer or guard, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 59,788 50,131 9,657
average taxable income $70,552 $71,309 $66,623
median taxable income $69,275 $70,176 $64,768
average salary or wage income $67,717 $68,511 $63,595
median salary or wage income $70,007 $71,001 $65,328
average total income $73,840 $74,649 $69,637
median total income $72,874 $73,814 $68,191

ATO Table 15B

Security officer or guard by state

Median taxable income by state, Security officer or guard, ATO 2023–24
Median taxable income by state, Security officer or guard, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 $100,000 ACT WA NSW NT QLD VIC TAS SA Median taxable income ($), ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Security officer or guard, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $81,554
WA $72,265
NSW $71,542
NT $70,623
QLD $68,850
VIC $66,841
TAS $63,870
SA $63,395

ATO Table 15D

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

Security officer or guard (unit group 4422) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT1,778$85,076$81,554$81,223$80,704
WA9,029$72,591$72,265$69,303$72,277
NSW16,006$72,740$71,542$70,194$72,382
NT1,437$71,754$70,623$70,081$72,316
QLD11,471$70,397$68,850$66,686$69,573
VIC14,449$68,176$66,841$66,246$68,033
TAS1,119$63,576$63,870$60,621$63,944
SA4,460$62,491$63,395$58,897$63,291

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Security officer or guard

Occupations in Security officer or guard, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Security consultant salary$90,360
Detective - private salary$78,468
Armoured car escort salary$76,274
Security worker - security, alarm or surveillance monitor salary$75,741
Security officer or guard - other salary$71,491
Guard - security salary$68,480
Retail loss prevention officer salary$63,585
Bouncer salary$50,595

ATO Table 15A