Occupations · Professionals · Database or systems administrator, or IT security specialist

Cyber security analyst

Half of the 4,070 people who gave this occupation on their 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $100,511.

$100,511median taxable income

#244of 1,128 occupations by median

70%of all taxpayers earn less than this median

Income by sex

	Everyone	Women	Men
Median taxable income	$100,511	$91,555	$103,616
Average taxable income	$113,408	$99,386	$118,109
Median salary or wages	$99,733	$90,295	$103,167
Median total income	$103,186	$94,103	$107,164
People	4,070	1,022	3,048

Women's median taxable income in this occupation is 88% of men's. The difference reflects hours as well as pay rates: these figures include part-time workers.

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Related occupations

Other occupations in the database or systems administrator, or it security specialist group, with median taxable income.

Computing professional - database administrator $95,821
Administrator - computer systems $105,316
Cyber governance risk and compliance specialist $127,182
Cyber security advice and assessment specialist $148,824
Cyber security architect $179,676
Cyber security operations coordinator $125,750

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.