ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Nurse - child and family health salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Nurse - child and family health in Australia was $74,699 in 2023–24, and the average was $74,883 (ATO Table 15A).

4,398 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $77,091; ranked 529 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$74,699

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$74,883

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$77,091

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

4,398

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

529

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Nurse - child and family health sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Nurse - child and family health sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $74,699 $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 Nurse - child and family health 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, Nurse - child and family health, ATO 2023–24
Median and average salary or wage income by year, Nurse - child and family health, 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, Nurse - child and family health, ATO 2023–24
Year median salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–18 $63,823$63,751
2018–19 $65,818$65,663
2019–20 $67,643$67,227
2020–21 $70,128$69,804
2021–22 $71,518$71,718
2022–23 $72,988$73,280
2023–24 $74,699$74,883

ATO Table 15A

Salary or wage income by year, Nurse - child and family health, ATO 2023–24
Yearindividualsmedian salary or wage incomeaverage salary or wage income
2017–184,360$63,823$63,751
2018–194,237$65,818$65,663
2019–204,172$67,643$67,227
2020–214,087$70,128$69,804
2021–224,052$71,518$71,718
2022–234,352$72,988$73,280
2023–244,398$74,699$74,883

ATO Table 15A

Men and women

Median income by sex, Nurse - child and family health, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Nurse - child and family health, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $100,091 Female $74,241 Median taxable income Male $100,514 Female $76,335 Median total income Male $102,919 Female $80,194 Median income ($), 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, Nurse - child and family health, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 4,398 144 4,254
average taxable income $79,036 $99,615 $78,339
median taxable income $77,091 $100,514 $76,335
average salary or wage income $74,883 $96,882 $74,136
median salary or wage income $74,699 $100,091 $74,241
average total income $82,769 $103,173 $82,079
median total income $80,805 $102,919 $80,194

ATO Table 15A

Registered nurse (unit group 2544) by state

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

Registered nurse (unit group 2544) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
NT3,507$103,509$103,171
ACT5,430$93,364$92,092
QLD77,598$84,549$83,173
NSW103,571$81,827$79,562
TAS8,717$82,055$79,562
WA35,772$82,452$79,540
SA27,417$79,532$77,020
VIC97,086$78,031$74,739

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for Health professionals

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

Typical deductions for Health professionals, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses200,758$2,250
Work related travel expenses103,966$1,461
Work related uniform/clothing expenses478,038$338
Work related self education expenses143,106$2,401
Other work related expenses601,792$1,886
Total work related expenses631,775$3,551

ATO Table 18B