Pay and salary · Content updated 14 September 2026
Australian pay and salary tools
Check your take-home pay, compare an offer and understand the deductions between gross salary and your bank account.
Check your pay
- Australian pay calculator 2026–27 — estimate take-home pay with your own assumptions.
- Salary after tax from $30,000 to $250,000 — browse full breakdowns.
- Hourly rate to salary — compare hourly and annual pay.
- Income tax calculator — understand annual income tax.
Compare an offer or plan a pay rise
- Pay rise calculator — compare current and proposed take-home pay.
- Reverse salary calculator — work backwards from a take-home target.
- What a pay rise adds after tax.
- Choosing a salary for your take-home target.
- Salary plus super versus a total package.
Understand deductions
- HECS-HELP calculator and when repayments start.
- Salary sacrifice calculator.
- Marginal versus effective tax rates.
- Why payroll withholding differs from an annual tax estimate.
- What happens in a year with 27 fortnightly pays.
- Tax changes from 1 July 2026.
Popular salary starting points
$60,000 · $80,000 · $100,000 · $120,000 · $150,000
Know what an estimate covers
Read the calculation method, rate sources and verification dates, and editorial policy. Payko estimates tax and pay; use Fair Work's pay and wages resources to check award entitlements.
Plan your next pay decision
Compare, plan and check the numbers
Salary planner — compare job offers, part-time hours and salary scenarios.
Australian take-home reference — inspect and download 90 reproducible salary scenarios with the assumptions behind each number.
Choose the pay question you need to answer
- Check annual take-home pay or a regular payslip
- Compare offers, part-time hours, purchased leave or a bonus
- See the current tax brackets and standard work deduction
- Understand why payroll withholding and annual tax can differ
- Calculate what a pay rise adds after tax
- Find the salary needed for a take-home target