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Australia tax calculator

Australia applies progressive income tax up to 45%. Enter a gross salary in AUD to see what reaches your account.

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How Australia taxes a salary

  1. Income Tax Tax-free threshold 18,200, unchanged since 2012-13 and not indexed. Second rate cut from 16% to 15% on 2026-07-01 under Treasury Laws Amendment (More Cost of Living Relief) Act 2025. Further cut to 14% legislated for 2027-07-01.
  2. Medicare Levy 2% of taxable income, with a low-income exemption and shade-in range. Thresholds are indexed annually and announced in the Budget; 28,011 and 35,014 are the most recent published singles figures.
  3. Low Income Tax Offset Non-refundable. Full 700 up to 37,500, withdrawn at 5 cents per dollar to 45,000, then 1.5 cents per dollar, reaching zero at 66,667. Cannot reduce tax below zero and does not offset the Medicare levy.

Source

Checked against Australian Taxation Office on 2026-08-16. ATO 2026-27 resident rates; PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries; cross-checked against published totals 4,020 / 31,020 / 51,370 at bracket boundaries and net pay of 77,480 at 100,000 and 110,430 at 150,000. View the authority's own page.

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