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# Take-home pay in Australia

The national median gross salary in Australia is A$1,425 a week (2025). Over 52 weeks, A$74,100 a year, a single person without children pays A$14,500 in income tax and A$0 in employee social contributions and keeps A$59,600 a year: A$4,967 a month (€3,042 at the ECB rate for 2026-08), 80.4% of gross.

## Take-home pay by household

OECD Taxing Wages 2025; the average wage is A$108,674 a year. For the households with children, net pay includes the cash benefits the model adds.

### Single, no children

| Share of the average wage | Gross a year | Gross a month | Net a month | Kept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50% | A$54,337 | A$4,528 | A$3,862 | 85.3% |
| 67% | A$72,812 | A$6,068 | A$4,894 | 80.7% |
| 100% | A$108,674 | A$9,056 | A$6,926 | 76.5% |
| 133% | A$144,536 | A$12,045 | A$8,902 | 73.9% |
| 167% | A$181,486 | A$15,124 | A$10,781 | 71.3% |
| 200% | A$217,348 | A$18,112 | A$12,421 | 68.6% |
| 250% | A$271,685 | A$22,640 | A$14,821 | 65.5% |

### Single parent, two children

| Share of the average wage | Gross a year | Gross a month | Net a month | Kept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50% | A$54,337 | A$4,528 | A$5,861 | 129.4% |
| 67% | A$72,812 | A$6,068 | A$6,381 | 105.2% |
| 100% | A$108,674 | A$9,056 | A$7,569 | 83.6% |
| 133% | A$144,536 | A$12,045 | A$8,902 | 73.9% |
| 167% | A$181,486 | A$15,124 | A$10,781 | 71.3% |
| 200% | A$217,348 | A$18,112 | A$12,421 | 68.6% |
| 250% | A$271,685 | A$22,640 | A$14,821 | 65.5% |

### Couple, one earner, two children

| Share of the average wage | Gross a year | Gross a month | Net a month | Kept |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 50% | A$54,337 | A$4,528 | A$6,001 | 132.5% |
| 67% | A$72,812 | A$6,068 | A$6,227 | 102.6% |
| 100% | A$108,674 | A$9,056 | A$7,569 | 83.6% |
| 133% | A$144,536 | A$12,045 | A$8,902 | 73.9% |
| 167% | A$181,486 | A$15,124 | A$10,781 | 71.3% |
| 200% | A$217,348 | A$18,112 | A$12,421 | 68.6% |
| 250% | A$271,685 | A$22,640 | A$14,821 | 65.5% |

## Income tax schedule (2026)

The national schedule, as published by Federal Register of Legislation, Australia.

| Taxable income | Rate | Applies to |
| --- | --- | --- |
| up to A$18,200 | 0% | — |
| A$18,200 – A$45,000 | 16% | — |
| A$45,000 – A$135,000 | 30% | — |
| A$135,000 – A$190,000 | 37% | — |
| above A$190,000 | 45% | — |

- Tax-free threshold: A$18,200 a year
- Standard GST rate: 10%

## Minimum wage

A$26.44 an hour (2026-07; the national minimum wage for employees not covered by an award or agreement); A$54,995 a year at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, and A$46,784 after income tax and employee contributions (A$3,899 a month).

## Sources

1. OECD, Taxing Wages — decomposition of taxes and benefits (dataflow OECD.CTP.TPS,DSD_TAX_WAGES_DECOMP@DF_TW_DECOMP,2.1). https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/taxing-wages-2025_b3a95829-en.html
2. Federal Register of Legislation, Australia, Income tax schedule 2026. https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03348/2024-07-01/2024-07-01/text/original/pdf
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics — Employee earnings, August 2025, national median. https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions/employee-earnings/aug-2025
4. European Central Bank, Euro foreign exchange reference rates, AUD/EUR, monthly average. https://data.ecb.europa.eu/data/datasets/EXR/EXR.M.AUD.EUR.SP00.A

## Data

- HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/calculators/take-home-pay/australia/
- JSON (the model for Australia): https://immigrationdb.com/data/calculators/au.json