Salary or Wages Earners Average Income 2017-18.
The ATO shows there were 11,231,834 salary and wage earners in the 2017-18 tax year.
Their total salaries and wages came to an average of $61,451, with 50% earning over $51,126 in the year.
The Median income was 83.20% of the average income in 2016-17.
Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, for May 2018, show the following:
May 2018 Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours
In May 2018 there were 10,647,200 employees in Australia.
49.9% were male and 50.1% were female.
The Average weekly total cash earnings was $1,288.70 for all employees,
Males averaged $1,525.40.
Females averaged $1,053.30.
The average age of all employees was 39.8 years.
The ‘Median‘ weekly total cash earnings was $1,500.00 for all full-time Adult employees.
The ‘Median‘ weekly total cash earnings was $577.00 for all part-time employees.
Part-time
Part-time earnings can vary dramatically.
- One in 10 part-time employees received weekly total cash earnings of $138.00 or less.
- One in 10 part-time employees received $1,244.00 or more.
- Three out of 10 earned between $138 and $577 per week.
- Three out of 10 earned between $577 and $1,244 per week.
Full-time v Part-time employees
60.2% of all employees were Full-time and had average weekly total cash earnings of $1,699.20.
39.8% of all employees were Part-time and had average weekly total cash earnings of $668.30.
Full-time males had average weekly total cash earnings of $1,810.90.
Part-time male employees had average weekly total cash earnings of $666.00.
Full-time females had average weekly total cash earnings of $1,515.60.
Part-time female employees had average weekly total cash earnings of $669.30.
24.9% of male employees were employed part-time, with 75.1% being full-time.
54.6% of female employees were employed part-time, with 45.4% being full-time.
Average weekly total cash earnings by Age:
$ 383.70 20 years and under
$1,127.60 21 to 34 years
$1,503.70 35 to 44 years
$1,544.20 45 to 54 years
$1,373.40 55 years and over
$1,288.70 All ages
Source: ABS: 6306.0 – Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2018
The previous years figures were:
Salary or Wages Earners Average Income 2016-17.
The ATO shows there were 10,912,139 salary and wage earners in the 2016-17 tax year.
Their total salaries and wages came to an average of $59,328, with 50% earning over $49,397 in the year.
The Median income was 83.26% of the average income in 2016-17.
Individual Earners Average Income 2016-17.
The ATO shows there were 14,288,292 total individual tax returns submitted in the 2017-18 tax year.
Their total incomes came to an average of $63,904, with 50% earning over $48,036 in the year.
Their Median income was 75.17% of the average income in 2016-17.
Change in Average Income from 2016-17 to 2017-18.
Average salary and wage Incomes rose by 3.58%
Median salary and wage Incomes rose by 3.50%.
Average Individuals Total Incomes rose by 3.44%.
Median Individuals Total Incomes rose by 3.13%.
In 2017-18 69.8% of Tax Return lodgements were done by a Tax Agent, and 28.7% were done through the ATO MyTax lodgement service.