Occupations · Machinery operators and drivers · Plastics or rubber production machine operator
Machine operator - plastic compounding and reclamation
Half of the 610 people who gave this occupation on their 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $68,483.
Income by sex
| Everyone | Men | |
|---|---|---|
| Median taxable income | $68,483 | $70,274 |
| Average taxable income | $71,363 | $72,938 |
| Median salary or wages | $69,925 | $71,779 |
| Median total income | $70,827 | $73,228 |
| People | 610 | 527 |
The ATO publishes too few returns to split this occupation by sex.
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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.