ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation group ATO 2023–24

Truck driver: income by state

The median taxable income for Truck driver in Australia was $81,997 in 2023–24, and the average was $83,881 (ATO Table 15B).

Among states, median taxable income was highest in WA at $96,591 and lowest in TAS at $76,508 (ATO Table 15D).

$81,997

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$83,881

average taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

$82,818

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

172,319

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15B

Men and women

Median income by sex, Truck driver, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Truck driver, ATO 2023–24 $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 Median salary or wage income Male $82,995 Female $78,755 Median taxable income Male $82,120 Female $79,060 Median total income Male $86,805 Female $82,861 Median income ($), 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, Truck driver, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 172,319 163,907 8,412
average taxable income $83,881 $83,956 $82,417
median taxable income $81,997 $82,120 $79,060
average salary or wage income $82,516 $82,706 $78,837
median salary or wage income $82,818 $82,995 $78,755
average total income $89,275 $89,442 $86,021
median total income $86,656 $86,805 $82,861

ATO Table 15B

Truck driver by state

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

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

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Median taxable income by state, Truck driver, ATO 2023–24
State median taxable income, ATO 2023–24
WA $96,591
NT $87,602
QLD $82,409
NSW $81,856
ACT $80,656
SA $79,336
VIC $77,132
TAS $76,508

ATO Table 15D

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

Truck driver (unit group 7331) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable incomeaverage salary or wage incomemedian salary or wage income
WA23,369$97,367$96,591$94,599$96,496
NT1,670$90,659$87,602$87,997$86,311
QLD41,984$83,886$82,409$83,153$83,306
NSW48,659$83,101$81,856$82,181$82,781
ACT1,211$78,385$80,656$76,604$80,028
SA12,614$80,894$79,336$79,436$80,244
VIC38,367$78,407$77,132$76,776$78,038
TAS4,286$77,253$76,508$75,418$77,284

ATO Table 15D

Occupations in Truck driver

Occupations in Truck driver, ranked by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Occupationmedian salary or wage income
Driver - tanker salary$118,660
Aircraft refueller salary$93,858
Truck driver salary$83,815
Driver - tow truck salary$75,785
Driver - furniture removalist salary$43,426

ATO Table 15A