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Occupations · Technicians and trades workers · Hairdresser

Barber

Half of the 32,537 people who gave this occupation on their 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $43,791.

$43,791median taxable income
#969of 1,128 occupations by median
21%of all taxpayers earn less than this median

Income by sex

EveryoneWomenMen
Median taxable income$43,791$43,567$44,636
Average taxable income$46,252$45,816$47,742
Median salary or wages$39,758$39,050$42,456
Median total income$45,584$45,298$46,925
People32,53725,1737,364

Women's median taxable income in this occupation is 98% 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.