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Occupations · Technicians and trades workers · Carpenter and joiner

Carpenter

Half of the 58,544 people who gave this occupation on their 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $76,104.

$76,104median taxable income
#517of 1,128 occupations by median
53%of all taxpayers earn less than this median

Income by sex

EveryoneWomenMen
Median taxable income$76,104$51,318$76,282
Average taxable income$82,682$56,805$82,899
Median salary or wages$76,759$52,533$76,985
Median total income$83,107$58,383$83,328
People58,54448758,057

Women's median taxable income in this occupation is 67% 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.