How the conversion works
Every pay period comes back to one number: your annual pay before tax.
- Hourly → annual: hourly rate × hours per week × paid weeks per year.
- Daily → annual: daily rate × days per week × paid weeks per year.
- Weekly → annual: weekly pay × 52.
- Fortnightly → annual: fortnightly pay × 26.
- Monthly → annual: monthly pay × 12.
From the annual figure the calculator works out income tax, the low income tax offset and the Medicare levy for the selected income year, then divides the take-home amount back into hours, days, weeks, fortnights and months. Permanent employees are paid for all 52 weeks — including their four weeks of annual leave — so 52 is the default. If you are on a fixed-term contract with unpaid breaks, lower the number of paid weeks.
Worked example: $35 an hour
$35 an hour, 38 hours a week, 2026–27
At 38 hours, $35 an hour is $1,330 a week and $69,160 a year. After income tax and the Medicare levy you keep $56,509 a year, or $28.60 for every hour worked.
- Take-home per year
- $56,509
- Take-home per hour
- $28.60
- Tax and levies per year
- $12,651
| Period | Before tax | After tax |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $35.00 | $28.60 |
| Daily | $266.00 | $217.34 |
| Weekly | $1,330.00 | $1,086.71 |
| Fortnightly | $2,660.00 | $2,173.42 |
| Monthly | $5,763.33 | $4,709.07 |
| Yearly | $69,160.00 | $56,508.80 |
The same exercise in reverse: a $100,000 salary at 38 hours a week works out to $50.61 an hour before tax and $39.21 after tax.
What changed for 2026–27
The rate on income between $18,201 and $45,000 dropped from 16% to 15% on 1 July 2026. For anyone earning more than $45,000 that is worth $268 a year, or $5.15 a week. Someone on $30,000 saves $118. The other brackets did not move, so the effect is the same dollar amount for everyone above $45,000 — a bigger share of a modest pay than a high one.
Comparing pay the right way
Check what the rate includes. Job ads quote “base”, “package” or “total remuneration”. A package usually includes the 12% super guarantee; base salary does not. $112,000 including super is $100,000 of salary.
Compare casual and permanent rates fairly. A $40 casual rate under an award with 25% loading is equivalent to a $32 permanent rate before leave, sick leave and public holidays are counted.
Count unpaid hours. A salaried role that expects 45 hours a week at $95,000 pays less per hour ($40.60) than a 38-hour role at $85,000 ($43.02).
Mind penalty rates. Weekend, evening and public-holiday penalty rates are not in the base rate. If they are a regular part of your pay, add your typical weekly earnings using the “Week” option instead of the hourly rate.