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Australia Gross to Net Salary Calculator 2025/2026

Calculate your Australia take-home pay after PAYG. Free, accurate, updated for 2025/2026.

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Australia salary calculator

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Australia income tax rates 2025/2026

Tax bandIncomeRate
Tax-free$0–$18,2000%
Resident rate$18,201–$45,00019%
Resident rate$45,001–$120,00032.5%
Resident rate$120,001–$180,00037%
Resident rate$180,001+45%

Common salary levels — Australia take-home pay

Click any salary to see a full breakdown of take-home pay, income tax and deductions.

How is salary taxed in Australia?

Australia uses the Pay As You Go (PAYG) withholding system. The ATO (Australian Taxation Office) sets the rates and your employer withholds tax from each pay period.

The tax-free threshold is AUD $18,200. On income above that, rates increase progressively up to 45% for very high earners. A Medicare Levy of 2% applies to most taxpayers to fund Australia's public health system. High earners without private hospital cover may also pay the Medicare Levy Surcharge.

The Low Income Tax Offset (LITO) provides a tax reduction of up to $700 for taxable incomes below $37,500, phasing out at $66,667. This calculator includes the LITO in its estimates.

Note: Superannuation (11.5% employer contribution for FY2024-25, rising to 12% in FY2025-26) is paid on top of your agreed salary and does not reduce your take-home pay. However, you can make voluntary salary sacrifice contributions to super to reduce your income tax.

Australia salary calculator — FAQ

The tax-free threshold is $18,200 per year. You claim this by submitting a Tax File Number (TFN) declaration to your employer. If you don't claim it — for example, at a second job — your employer withholds tax at the highest marginal rate from dollar one.
The Medicare Levy is 2% of your taxable income. It funds Australia's public health system. Low-income earners below $26,000 (singles, FY2025) may be exempt or receive a reduction. High earners without private hospital cover also pay the Medicare Levy Surcharge (1–1.5%) on top.
No. Your employer pays super (11.5% in FY2024-25) on top of your agreed salary — it does not come out of your pay. You can also make voluntary salary sacrifice contributions, which do reduce take-home pay but also reduce your income tax bill and grow your retirement savings.
The LITO provides a tax offset of up to $700 for incomes below $37,500. It phases out at 5 cents per dollar from $37,500 to $45,000, then at 1.5 cents per dollar to $66,667. Effectively it increases the tax-free threshold from $18,200 to around $22,575 for most employees.
Individual tax returns are due 31 October each year (for the financial year ending 30 June). If you use a registered tax agent, the deadline may extend to May. Your employer's PAYG withholding is a prepayment of your annual tax — many people receive a refund if withholding exceeded their actual liability.
HELP (Higher Education Loan Program, formerly HECS) debt is repaid through the tax system once your income exceeds $54,435 (FY2024-25). Repayment rates range from 1% to 10% depending on income. HELP debt is indexed to CPI annually — in recent years this has been 3–7%.
Overtime and second job income is taxed at your marginal rate — the rate that applies to your total income from all sources. There is no separate tax treatment for overtime. At a second job where you have not claimed the tax-free threshold, your employer withholds tax at the highest marginal rate (no offset applied).