Updated for 2026-27

Fortnightly Pay Calculator

See your take-home pay per fortnight for the 2026-27 financial year, after income tax and the Medicare levy. Fortnightly is the most common Australian pay cycle.

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Disclaimer: This calculator provides general estimates, not personal tax or financial advice. Figures use published ATO rates for 2026-27 and may not match your exact situation, offsets or deductions. Do not act on these results alone. For official guidance, visit the ATO, or speak to a registered tax agent.

On a $90,000 salary you take home about $2,718 per fortnight in 2026-27, after tax and the Medicare levy. Super is paid on top.

Take-Home Pay Per Fortnight 2026-27

Resident rates, no HELP debt, super excluded. Per fortnight equals your annual net pay divided by 26.

SalaryPer year (net)Per fortnight
$60,000$50,380$1,938
$70,000$57,080$2,195
$80,000$63,880$2,457
$90,000$70,680$2,718
$100,000$77,480$2,980
$120,000$91,080$3,503

Net figures are after income tax and the 2% Medicare levy, and exclude super. Fortnightly amounts are rounded. Source: Australian Taxation Office.

Why Fortnightly?

Fortnightly is the default pay cycle for most Australian workers, ahead of weekly pay and monthly pay. A fortnight is two weeks, so there are 26 pays in a standard year. Your employer withholds PAYG tax from each pay using the ATO fortnightly tax tables, so the total withheld across the year matches your annual income tax and Medicare levy.

Worked example, $90,000 salary:

Your annual take-home pay is $70,680 after $17,520 income tax and $1,800 Medicare levy. Divide that by 26 and you get about $2,718 per fortnight, and the same salary viewed yearly sits in the annual salary calculator. Your 12% super of $10,800 is paid on top, so it is not part of the take-home figure.

Some years have 27 pays instead of 26. Roughly every 11 years the calendar leaves room for an extra fortnightly pay, so each amount can be slightly lower and a little extra tax may be withheld.

Use the calculator above or see your income tax for 2026-27.

A $90,000 Salary, Per Year

Take-home pay$70,680
Income tax$17,520
Medicare levy$1,800
Super (extra, on top)$10,800

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Fortnightly Pay FAQ

Common questions about fortnightly pay in Australia.

There are 26 fortnights in a standard year, because a fortnight is two weeks and 52 weeks divided by 2 equals 26. To find your pay per fortnight, divide your annual net pay by 26. On a $90,000 salary that is about $2,718 per fortnight.
No. How often you are paid does not change how much tax you pay over the year. PAYG withholding is scaled to each pay cycle, so a fortnightly and a monthly earner on the same salary pay the same total income tax and Medicare levy for the year.
Your employer withholds PAYG tax from each fortnightly pay using the ATO fortnightly tax tables. The amount is calculated so that, across 26 pays, the total withheld matches your annual income tax and Medicare levy.
Because a year is slightly longer than 52 weeks, roughly every 11 years a fortnightly payroll has 27 pays instead of 26. In a 27-pay year each fortnightly amount can be slightly lower, and a little extra tax may be withheld, but your annual salary stays the same.

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