Occupations dominated by men tend to have higher median incomes in Australia
From 2022 data male dominated occupations cluster at higher median incomes and larger dots mark occupations with wider gender pay gaps
This scatterplot maps occupations by median total income (vertical axis) against a logarithmic gender ratio on the horizontal axis. The X axis is log‑scaled so 0 means equal numbers of men and women; negative values indicate more women, positive values indicate more men. Each point is an occupation and point size reflects the income gap between men and women in that occupation (larger points = larger gap).
A fitted trend line shows a general pattern where male‑dominated occupations cluster toward higher median incomes. Notable examples include high‑income medical roles such as surgeon, anaesthetist, and internal medicine specialist, which are male‑dominated and also show large pay gaps.
Trades like plumber and electrician are male‑dominated but sit at lower median incomes compared with medical professions. Female‑dominated roles such as midwife and personal assistant appear on the left and generally have lower median incomes.
Tooltips provide exact median incomes, gender counts, and the income gap for each occupation.