ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Social worker: income by state

The median taxable income for Social worker in Australia was $76,800 in 2023–24, and the average was $78,420 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in ACT at $86,344 and lowest in VIC at $75,140 (ATO Table 15D).

$76,800

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$78,420

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$76,058

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

54,565

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Social worker, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Social worker, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $79,250 Female $75,418 Median taxable income Male $79,585 Female $76,223 Median total income Male $83,175 Female $79,581 Median income ($), 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, Social worker, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 54,565 9,513 45,052
average taxable income $78,420 $80,901 $77,896
median taxable income $76,800 $79,585 $76,223
average salary or wage income $75,251 $77,747 $74,725
median salary or wage income $76,058 $79,250 $75,418
average total income $81,851 $84,722 $81,245
median total income $80,170 $83,175 $79,581

ATO Table 15B

Social worker by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Social worker, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
ACT $86,344
NT $81,662
WA $79,670
QLD $78,854
TAS $77,883
SA $76,375
NSW $76,257
VIC $75,140

ATO Table 15D

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

Social worker (unit group 2725) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
ACT873$87,970$86,344$85,578$86,355
NT796$84,293$81,662$81,660$80,916
WA4,677$81,140$79,670$76,611$77,630
QLD9,741$80,943$78,854$78,434$78,460
TAS1,461$78,427$77,883$74,928$76,706
SA4,943$76,271$76,375$72,925$74,983
NSW15,146$77,962$76,257$74,434$75,467
VIC16,857$76,613$75,140$73,754$74,611

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Social worker

Occupations in Social worker, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Social worker salary$76,058

ATO Table 15A