Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Solicitor: income by state

The median taxable income for Solicitor in Australia was $125,662 in 2023–24, and the average was $162,065 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in NSW at $134,788 and lowest in SA at $110,506 (ATO Table 15D).

$125,662

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$162,065

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$119,210

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

73,929

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Solicitor, 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, Solicitor, ATO 2023–24
Measure	Total	Male	Female
individuals	73,929	28,329	45,600
average taxable income	$162,065	$184,922	$147,865
median taxable income	$125,662	$139,519	$118,992
average salary or wage income	$139,688	$153,366	$131,299
median salary or wage income	$119,210	$129,402	$113,346
average total income	$167,220	$191,278	$152,273
median total income	$129,879	$144,301	$122,437

ATO Table 15B

Solicitor by state

Median taxable income by state, Solicitor, ATO 2023–24

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

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Median taxable income by state, Solicitor, ATO 2023–24
State	median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
NSW	$134,788
ACT	$131,945
WA	$129,310
VIC	$122,020
QLD	$119,628
TAS	$111,474
NT	$110,981
SA	$110,506

ATO Table 15D

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

Solicitor (unit group 2713) by state, ATO 2023–24
State	individuals	average taxable income	median taxable income	average salary or wage income	median salary or wage income
NSW	27,317	$176,983	$134,788	$151,098	$127,184
ACT	2,499	$154,773	$131,945	$137,958	$128,636
WA	5,966	$170,035	$129,310	$143,989	$119,528
VIC	19,501	$158,615	$122,020	$137,344	$115,170
QLD	12,863	$147,021	$119,628	$128,752	$115,110
TAS	1,016	$131,146	$111,474	$116,092	$104,505
NT	532	$137,425	$110,981	$118,616	$105,493
SA	3,600	$138,093	$110,506	$118,068	$101,580

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Solicitor

Occupations in Solicitor, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupation	median salary or wage income
Lawyer salary	$119,210

ATO Table 15A

Rankings this occupation group appears in

Highest paid occupation groups in New South Wales (rank 20)
Highest paid occupation groups in Victoria (rank 28)
Highest paid occupation groups in Queensland (rank 32)
Highest paid occupation groups in Western Australia (rank 33)
Highest paid occupation groups in South Australia (rank 17)
Highest paid occupation groups in Tasmania (rank 4)
Highest paid occupation groups in the Australian Capital Territory (rank 8)

Method

Taxable income is the amount left after deductions on the return. Salary or wage income is employment income reported to the ATO. This page does not treat taxable income as salary or wage income.

State figures come from Table 15D for this unit group. Occupation is the occupation people reported on their tax return. Some cells in the ATO tables are not published.