Salary After Tax Calculator
Adds your compulsory HECS-HELP repayment.
Take-home pay (annual)
$70,680
Effective tax rate
21.5%
Take-home pay (monthly)
$5,890.00
Take-home pay (fortnightly)
$2,718.46
Take-home pay (weekly)
$1,359.23
$10,800 employer super (12%) — paid on top by your employer under the Superannuation Guarantee, not deducted from the take-home pay above.
$17,520 income tax
$1,800 Medicare levy (2%)
On a $90,000 gross salary, you take home $70,680 a year after income tax and the Medicare levy — an effective tax rate of 21.5%. Your employer also pays $10,800 in super on top of this, separately from your pay.
Quick answer
A salary after tax calculator works out your real take-home pay once income tax and the Medicare levy are subtracted from your gross salary. On a $90,000 salary in FY2026-27, take-home pay is $70,680 a year, or $2,718.46 a fortnight, before any HELP debt repayment and excluding the 12% super your employer pays on top.
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This calculator works out your take-home (net) pay from your gross annual salary by subtracting the deductions that apply to almost every PAYG employee, plus one more that only applies if you’re repaying a student loan:
Take-home pay = Gross salary − Income tax − Medicare levy − HELP repayment (if applicable)Income tax is calculated using the ATO’s individual resident tax brackets for FY2026-27: 0% up to $18,200, 15% from $18,201–$45,000, 30% from $45,001–$135,000, 37% from $135,001–$190,000, and 45% above $190,000. Each bracket only taxes the slice of income that falls inside it, so moving into a higher bracket never reduces what you keep from the dollars in the bracket below.
The Medicare levy adds a flat 2% of your taxable income, per the ATO’s Medicare levy page. This calculator applies the standard 2% to every income level and doesn’t model the low-income reduction or exemption thresholds, so if you’re a low-income earner your real levy may be slightly lower than shown.
HELP repayment is optional — switch on the HECS-HELP toggle if you carry a study or training loan, and a compulsory repayment is added using the ATO’s marginal repayment bands, starting at 15% once your income passes $69,528 and rising in steps to a flat 10% cap above $186,050.
One thing this calculator deliberately keeps separate: Superannuation Guarantee (12% for FY2026-27). Super is paid by your employer on top of your salary, straight into your super fund — it is not taken out of your pay, and it isn’t part of the take-home figures above. This trips a lot of people up when comparing a job offer’s “package” (salary plus super) against a plain salary figure, since the two aren’t measuring the same thing. See the ATO’s super guarantee percentage page for the current rate.
Worked example
Jack works full-time as an electrician for a trade business in Hobart, on a gross salary of $90,000 a year. He doesn’t have a HECS-HELP debt, so he leaves that toggle off.
His $90,000 salary falls in the $45,001–$135,000 tax bracket, where tax is a base amount of $4,020 plus 30% of everything over $45,000:
$4,020 + ($90,000 − $45,000) × 30% = $17,520 income tax
The Medicare levy is a flat 2% of his $90,000 salary:
$90,000 × 2% = $1,800
With no HELP debt, subtracting both deductions from his gross salary gives his take-home pay:
$90,000 − $17,520 − $1,800 = $70,680 a year — an effective tax rate of 21.5%.
Spread across the year, Jack’s $70,680 works out to $5,890.00 a month, $2,718.46 a fortnight, or $1,359.23 a week. Separately from all of this — and not part of his take-home pay — Jack’s employer also contributes 12% Superannuation Guarantee on top of his salary, $10,800 a year, straight into his super fund.
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Gross annual salary | $90,000 |
| Income tax | $17,520 |
| Medicare levy (2%) | $1,800 |
| Take-home pay (annual) | $70,680 |
| Take-home pay (monthly) | $5,890.00 |
| Take-home pay (fortnightly) | $2,718.46 |
| Take-home pay (weekly) | $1,359.23 |
| Employer super (12%, paid on top) | $10,800 |
Frequently asked questions
Is superannuation included in my take-home pay?
No. Superannuation Guarantee contributions, 12% of your ordinary time earnings from FY2026-27, are paid by your employer on top of your salary into your super fund, not deducted from your gross pay or included in the take-home figures shown here. Your payslip should list it as a separate line.
How is fortnightly pay different from monthly pay?
Fortnightly pay divides your net annual income by 26, since there are 26 fortnights in a year, while monthly pay divides it by 12. Because 26 fortnights don't line up evenly with 12 months, two months each year bring three fortnightly payments instead of the usual two if you're paid fortnightly.
Does this calculator include my HELP debt repayment?
Only if you switch on the HECS-HELP toggle. When enabled, this calculator adds your compulsory repayment using the ATO's marginal repayment bands for FY2026-27, which start at 15% once your income passes $69,528 and rise in steps to a flat 10% cap on repayment income above $186,050.
What counts as taxable income for this calculator?
This calculator treats your gross annual salary as taxable income, which is accurate for most standard PAYG employees with no other deductions or additional income streams. If you have investment income, work deductions or a reportable fringe benefit, your actual taxable income, and tax payable, may differ from this estimate.
How accurate is the effective tax rate shown here?
The effective tax rate is your total income tax, Medicare levy and, if switched on, HELP repayment, divided by your gross salary and shown as a percentage. It's calculated directly from the current ATO brackets for FY2026-27, so it's accurate for a standard PAYG employee with no other offsets.
Does this include the Medicare Levy Surcharge or private health insurance?
No. This calculator applies only the standard 2% Medicare levy. It doesn't add the Medicare Levy Surcharge, an extra charge for higher-income earners without private hospital cover, since that depends on income thresholds and insurance status that this simple salary calculator doesn't currently collect from you.
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Written and verified by Nirbhay Tripathi
Last updated 18 August 2026
All rates on this page are verified againstATO — Tax rates, Australian residents, ATO — Medicare levy, ATO — Super guarantee percentageon 18 August 2026. See our methodology for the full update calendar.