Financial year 2026-27
$1,000 a fortnight after tax
On $1,000 a fortnight before tax, your employer withholds $42.00, so $958.00 reaches your account each fortnight. Over a year that is $26,000 gross and $25,680 after tax, plus $120.00 a fortnight in super paid on top.
| Gross pay a fortnight | $1,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Tax withheld (ATO Schedule 1) | -$42.00 |
| Take-home a fortnight | $958.00 |
| Super on top (12%) | $120.00 |
- Take-home a year
- $25,680
- Marginal rate
- 15%
- Effective rate
- 1.3%
- At tax time
- +$772
The same pay in every cycle
| Per | Gross | Tax and Medicare | Take-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week | $500 | $6 | $494 |
| Fortnight | $1,000 | $12 | $988 |
| Month | $2,167 | $27 | $2,140 |
| Year | $26,000 | $320 | $25,680 |
These use the actual tax for the year. The per-fortnight figure at the top is what is withheld from each pay, which is slightly more; the difference comes back at tax time.
If this is a second job
You can only claim the tax-free threshold with one employer. Without it, $180.00 is withheld from $1,000 a fortnight, leaving $820.00: $138.00 more each fortnight. That extra is not lost. It covers the tax your combined income attracts, and any excess comes back when you lodge.
With a HECS-HELP debt
At $26,000 a year you are under the repayment threshold, so no compulsory study loan repayment is due.
Nearby amounts
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How this is worked out
- Tax withheld is the ATO's Schedule 1 formula for payments from 1 July 2026, with the tax-free threshold claimed unless stated.
- Yearly figures assume a full year at this pay (26 pays), resident rates, the low income tax offset and the 2% Medicare levy. No private hospital cover is assumed, so the Medicare levy surcharge applies above its threshold.
- Super is 12% of this pay, paid by your employer on top.
Estimate only, not tax advice. See our methodology.