ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24 edition

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Occupation ATO 2023–24

Penetration tester salary in Australia

The median salary or wage income for Penetration tester in Australia was $99,239 in 2023–24, and the average was $104,205 (ATO Table 15A).

121 people reported this occupation; median taxable income was $95,756; ranked 244 of 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income.

$99,239

median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$104,205

average salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

$95,756

median taxable income, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

121

individuals, ATO 2023–24

ATO Table 15A

244

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

of 1,176 occupations

ATO Table 15A

Where it sits among occupations

Where Penetration tester sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24
Where Penetration tester sits among 1,176 occupations by median salary or wage income, ATO 2023–24 0 100 200 300 400 This occupation: $99,239 $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 Penetration tester 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 $79,999 302
$80,000 to $99,999 (includes this one) 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

Men and women

Median income by sex, Penetration tester, ATO 2023–24
Median income by sex, Penetration tester, ATO 2023–24 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Median salary or wage income Male $102,375 Female $74,220 Median taxable income Male $97,664 Female $74,150 Median total income Male $102,801 Female $74,956 Median income ($), 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, Penetration tester, ATO 2023–24
Measure TotalMaleFemale
individuals 121 112 9
average taxable income $104,473 $106,484 $79,455
median taxable income $95,756 $97,664 $74,150
average salary or wage income $104,205 $106,368 $77,531
median salary or wage income $99,239 $102,375 $74,220
average total income $107,764 $109,794 $82,493
median total income $102,607 $102,801 $74,956

ATO Table 15A

Software and applications programmer (unit group 2613) by state

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

Software and applications programmer (unit group 2613) by state, ATO 2023–24
Stateindividualsaverage taxable incomemedian taxable income
NSW59,225$152,384$136,645
ACT5,449$146,796$129,272
VIC48,274$133,487$124,912
WA9,024$129,458$121,659
QLD19,816$131,327$121,586
TAS1,087$120,926$107,700
NT239$122,757$106,417
SA7,284$113,874$105,059

ATO Table 15D

Typical deductions for IT professionals

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

Typical deductions for IT professionals, ATO 2023–24
Deductiondeduction claimantsaverage deduction claim
Work related car expenses58,392$2,208
Work related travel expenses33,643$983
Work related uniform/clothing expenses68,629$238
Work related self education expenses34,562$1,595
Other work related expenses292,454$1,680
Total work related expenses298,930$2,424

ATO Table 18B