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Occupations · Machinery operators and drivers · Photographic developer and printer

Attendant - dark room

Half of the 1,100 people who gave this occupation on their 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $56,178.

$56,178median taxable income
#811of 1,128 occupations by median
34%of all taxpayers earn less than this median

Income by sex

EveryoneWomenMen
Median taxable income$56,178$42,484$65,544
Average taxable income$58,820$43,323$69,467
Median salary or wages$54,038$41,657$65,326
Median total income$57,832$45,052$68,031
People1,100448652

Women's median taxable income in this occupation is 65% of men's. The difference reflects hours as well as pay rates: these figures include part-time workers.

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Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, Individuals Table 15A (CC BY 2.5 AU). Occupations are as people reported them on their tax return. Taxable income is income after deductions. Salary or wages counts people with that income type only. The national comparison uses Table 16A, all taxable individuals.