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Occupations · Machinery operators and drivers · Paper or wood processing machine operator

Paper products machine operator

Half of the 2,589 people who gave this occupation on their 2023–24 tax return had a taxable income above $82,240.

$82,240median taxable income
#436of 1,128 occupations by median
58%of all taxpayers earn less than this median

Income by sex

EveryoneWomenMen
Median taxable income$82,240$58,673$87,099
Average taxable income$87,023$64,082$90,609
Median salary or wages$83,065$59,397$87,585
Median total income$84,981$60,450$90,006
People2,5893502,239

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.