Hourly wage calculator 2026–27
Give your hourly rate and the hours you work in a week, and see what is left of an hour, a week, a month and a year after income tax, the Medicare levy and any study loan.
Not yet included: overtime and penalty rates, casual loading, salary sacrifice and the amount withheld from each pay.
A year of 38 hours a week across 52 weeks of work.
Where your $80,008.24 goes
| Year | Month | Week | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $80,008.24 | $6,667.35 | $1,538.62 |
| Income tax | −$14,222.47 | −$1,185.21 | −$273.51 |
| Medicare levy | −$1,580.16 | −$131.68 | −$30.39 |
| Take-home pay | $64,205.61 | $5,350.47 | $1,234.72 |
Each figure in the Month and Week columns is the year's figure divided by 12 or 52 and rounded to the cent on its own, so a column can be a cent away from its own total.
What these figures are, and what they are not
Your taxable income for the income year, 1 July to 30 June, is your pay less the standard deduction for work-related expenses, which an employee gets without claiming anything. Income tax is charged on it on the resident tax scale, which starts with a tax-free threshold. The Low Income tax offset comes off your income tax, and never off the Medicare levy. The Medicare levy is charged on the same taxable income and shaded in for low incomes. A HELP or other study loan repayment is a share of your repayment income above the minimum repayment income.
The year is your rate times your hours times the weeks of a year, so it is an even year of those hours. Your own payslips can differ: a week of overtime is paid at a rate this page does not know, and a week you do not work is not paid at all.
Common questions
How is income tax worked out in Australia?
As a resident you pay nothing on the first $18,200 of taxable income. Above it the rate starts at 15% and rises through the scale's brackets to 45% on income over $190,000. Only the part of your income inside each bracket is taxed at that bracket's rate.
How is an hourly wage taxed in Australia?
The same way as a salary. Your employer withholds tax from each pay on the ATO's schedules, and your tax for the income year is settled on your tax return. This page works out a full, even year of the hours you give it and divides that year back into an hour, a week and a month.
What is the Low Income tax offset?
An offset of up to $700 that comes off your income tax, never off the Medicare levy. It is the full amount up to $37,500 of taxable income, then reduces until it reaches nothing at $66,667. It cannot take your income tax below nil.
MyNetIncome gives estimates, not tax or financial advice. Figures follow the Australian Taxation Office's rules for the 2026–27 income year; your payslip can differ because of how your employer withholds tax, your pay dates or deductions this page does not ask about. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the ATO.Estimates, not tax or financial advice. Your payslip can differ. Not affiliated with the ATO.