ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Machine operator - plastic cablemaking salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Machine operator - plastic cablemaking in Australia was $71,013 in 2023–24, and the average was $73,951 (ATO Table 15A).

400 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $69,758; ranked 573 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$71,013

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$73,951

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$69,758

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

400

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

573

rank by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Machine operator - plastic cablemaking sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Machine operator - plastic cablemaking sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $71,013 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24

Vertical axis: Number of occupations. Horizontal axis: Median salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24, in bands of $20,000. The highlighted band holds this one.

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Where Machine operator - plastic cablemaking sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Band Number of occupations
$0 to $19,999 20
$20,000 to $39,999 142
$40,000 to $59,999 267
$60,000 to $79,999 (includes this one) 302
$80,000 to $99,999 212
$100,000 to $119,999 122
$120,000 to $139,999 49
$140,000 to $159,999 15
$160,000 to $179,999 15
$180,000 to $199,999 13
$200,000 to $219,999 7
$220,000 to $239,999 5
$240,000 to $259,999 2
$260,000 to $279,999 2
$280,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 to $319,999 0
$320,000 to $339,999 1
$340,000 to $359,999 0
$360,000 to $379,999 0
$380,000 to $399,999 0
$400,000 to $419,999 0
$420,000 to $439,999 1

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year

Median and average salary or wage income by year, Machine operator - plastic cablemaking, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Machine operator - plastic cablemaking, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 2017–18 2023–24 Tax year

Vertical axis: Salary or wage income ($), ATO 2023–24. Horizontal axis: Tax year.

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Median and average salary or wage income by year, Machine operator - plastic cablemaking, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $63,798$67,920
2018–19 $61,553$65,555
2019–20 $63,998$67,610
2020–21 $67,539$69,711
2021–22 $67,165$70,284
2022–23 $69,191$73,612
2023–24 $71,013$73,951

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Machine operator - plastic cablemaking, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18470$63,798$67,920
2018–19504$61,553$65,555
2019–20613$63,998$67,610
2020–21481$67,539$69,711
2021–22447$67,165$70,284
2022–23427$69,191$73,612
2023–24400$71,013$73,951

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Machine operator - plastic cablemaking, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Machine operator - plastic cablemaking, ATO 2023–24 $0 $20,000 $40,000 $60,000 $80,000 Median salary or wage income Male $75,377 Female $51,810 Median taxable income Male $74,328 Female $50,711 Median total income Male $76,699 Female $53,234 Median income ($), 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 15A

Men and women, Machine operator - plastic cablemaking, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 400 353 47
average taxable income $73,873 $77,116 $49,514
median taxable income $69,758 $74,328 $50,711
average salary or wage income $73,951 $77,175 $49,800
median salary or wage income $71,013 $75,377 $51,810
average total income $76,511 $79,827 $51,609
median total income $72,314 $76,699 $53,234

ATO Table 15A

Plastics or rubber production machine operator (unit group 7115) by state

Figures are for the unit group, not this occupation alone.

Plastics or rubber production machine operator (unit group 7115) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
WA593$91,837$85,773
NT27$84,534$71,204
ACT6$75,869$67,485
VIC1,573$70,599$67,351
NSW1,248$71,204$67,346
SA410$66,316$64,536
QLD1,024$69,168$64,287
TAS130$60,456$59,979

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Machine and stationary plant operators

Figures are for the sub-major group, not this occupation alone.

Typical deductions for Machine and stationary plant operators, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses65,325$3,217
Work related travel expenses26,185$2,589
Work related uniform/clothing expenses144,816$420
Work related self education expenses12,734$1,662
Other work related expenses131,649$1,426
Total work related expenses156,754$3,493

ATO Table 18B