Calculate your pay · 2026-27
Annual leave calculator
At 38 hours a week for 52 weeks, you accrue 152 hours of leave a year (20 days, or 4.0 weeks). Your 76-hour balance is worth $3,040.00 at $40 an hour, or $2,067.20 after tax if you take it as income.
Leave accrued
152 hours
20 days or 4.0 weeks
| Hours per week | 38 |
|---|---|
| Weeks of entitlement per year | 4 |
| Hours per year | 152 |
| Weeks worked | 52 |
| Accrued this period | 152 hours |
Leave is worth
$3,040.00
at $40 an hour, including loading
| Leave hours | 76 |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate | $40.00 |
| Base value | $3,040.00 |
| Leave loading (17.5%) | $532.00 |
| Total with loading | $3,572.00 |
| Estimated tax at year end | $972.80 |
| After-tax value | $2,067.20 |
This is the extra tax at year end if your leave is paid as a lump sum. Withholding on a payout uses different ATO tables.
How annual leave works
Under the National Employment Standards, full-time and part-time employees accrue paid annual leave at 4 weeks a year (or 5 weeks if you are a shift worker covered by an award). The leave accrues progressively: you earn it as you work, and it accumulates from year to year unless you take it. When employment ends, any unused leave must be paid out.
Leave loading, commonly 17.5%, is extra pay on top of annual leave. It only applies if your award, agreement or contract provides for it. Casual employees do not get paid annual leave; they get the casual loading as part of their ordinary rate instead.
Common questions
How much annual leave do I get?
Full-time and part-time employees get 4 weeks of paid annual leave a year under the National Employment Standards, and some shift workers get 5 weeks. For part-time employees it is pro rata to their ordinary hours: on 30 hours a week, 4 weeks of leave is 120 hours.
How is annual leave calculated for part-time workers?
Leave accrues progressively on ordinary hours worked: hours per week x 4 weeks / 52 for each week worked. At 30 hours a week that is 119.99999999999999 hours over a full year, the same 4 weeks as a full-timer, just shorter weeks.
Do casual employees get annual leave?
No. Casual employees do not get paid annual leave. They receive the casual loading, usually 25% on top of the base rate, instead.
What is leave loading?
Extra pay on top of annual leave, commonly 17.5%. It is only paid if your award, enterprise agreement or contract provides for it; it is not a National Employment Standards entitlement.
Is unused annual leave paid out when I leave a job?
Yes. Unused annual leave is paid out when employment ends. Whether leave loading is paid on it depends on your award, agreement or contract.
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How this is worked out
- Annual leave accrual uses the formula: (ordinary hours per week × weeks of entitlement per year) ÷ 52 × weeks worked. This is the standard formula from the Fair Work Ombudsman.
- Leave value is hours × hourly rate. Loading is only added if a contract or award provides for it and you enter it.
- Estimated tax treats the leave payout as additional income on top of your salary at tax time, using the 2026-27 tax brackets. The actual tax owed depends on your full-year income and all other circumstances; this is an estimate only.
- The tax estimate assumes you are an Australian resident employee. Non-residents and working holiday makers have different tax rates. If you have a HECS-HELP debt, dividend income, or income from abroad, your actual tax will differ.
- This does not cover redundancy pay, genuine redundancy payments, termination payments, or unused leave on termination in special circumstances, which have their own tax treatment.
Estimate only, not financial or tax advice. See our methodology.