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How much difference a high ATAR can make to your salary
Julie Hare
Julie HareEducation editor
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Students who leave school with ATARs in the highest band earn, on average, $33,000 a year more than their less brilliant peers by the time they reach the age of 30, new research has found.
The analysis shows a correlation between ATAR and income, despite a wide disparity in earnings across groups.
Silvia Griselda, research manager with economics research outfit e61, said it was too simplistic to equate high IQ with income potential over time.
Victoria’s high ATAR achievers for 2023 celebrate at the Melbourne University. Eddie Jim
A myriad of factors could contribute to the results, including that high-ATAR school-leavers have priority entry into prestigious academic courses that produce professionals in fields such as medicine, finance and law who subsequently go on to earn far more than other professions.
“It might also be that ATAR reflects pure ability and productivity,” Dr Griselda said.
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With ATAR also strongly correlated to wealth, the career outcomes of high-ATAR individuals also probably reflected the networks and connections gained through parents and schools, she said.
The e61 Institute research note What’s in an ATAR? How Can University Admission Scores Predict Future Income? analysed taxation data to look at the relationship between university admissions ranks and long-term earnings outcomes.
Dr Griselda compared the earnings of individuals with varying ATARs who
enrolled in university, those who never enrolled, and those who went directly into the workforce. |
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