The average taxable income for an audiologist in Australia is $96,933, (median $90,285), according to the latest income data released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
Male audiologists earn on average nearly $24,000 more than their female counterparts. ATO data from the 2021-2022 financial year, the latest available, revealed male audiologists had an average taxable income of $115,015 (median $103,556) while for their female colleagues it was $91,072 (median $86,393).
The figures were based on tax returns from 3,211 audiologists in Australia including 2,425 females and 786 males.
The data also revealed that ENT surgeons were the fourth most highly paid profession in the nation behind ophthalmologists ($644,898), plastic and reconstructive surgeons, and neurosurgeons.
The average taxable income for otorhinolaryngologists (ear, nose and throat surgeons) was $576,925 (median $464,990) overall for males and females combined. This was based on data from 131 specialists.
Males earnt $640,270 (median $543,284), which was about $332,000 more than their female colleagues on $308,344 (median $227,624).
The data was based on information from 106 male orothinolaryngologists and 25 females.
The information is limited in nature; for example, it only includes data visible to the tax department and captures annual incomes of all part-time, casual and fulltime workers.
For professions where a greater proportion work part-time, this could skew salaries down so when comparing across professions or between men and women, it may not necessarily be a like-for-like comparison.
Health practice managers earned on average $83,205 (median $70,264), based on data from more than 9,000 people. Females earned on average $79,934 (median $68,753), while again, about 1,000 male health practice managers earned more averaging $107,691 (median $90,800.)
There was no specific data for audiometrists as they were included in the broader medical technicians category in 2021-2022.
Medical technicians (other category) made $69,694 (median $59,927) overall for males and females combined. Males earned on average $18,000 more ($78,687, median $68,923) than females on $60,706 ($53,921).
There was no category for audiometry nurses but child and family health nurses overall earned $75,507 (median $72,687), with females earning $74,888 (median $72,137).
Community health nurses earned overall $73,827 ($71,306) with males earning more ($85,876 or median $85,587) and females earning less, ($72,402 or median $69,823).
The data revealed the average taxable income of all Australians increased from $68,289 to $72,327 in 2021-2022, and the median rose from $50,980 to $53,041.
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