Hourly Pay Calculator Australia
Turn your hourly rate and weekly hours into take-home pay per week and per year, using 2026-27 ATO rates and the $26.44 national minimum wage.
Hourly Pay Calculator 2026-27
How is hourly pay calculated?
Four steps, all shown in the calculator above.
Hourly pay becomes take-home pay in four steps. Your rate times your weekly hours gives weekly gross. Weekly gross times 52 gives annual gross. Tax is then worked out on the annual figure, because Australia taxes income by financial year, not by hour. Dividing the annual result back by 52 gives your true weekly take-home.
The tax step uses the FY2026-27 resident scale: nothing on the first $18,200, 15c per $1 from $18,201 to $45,000, then 30c per $1 from $45,001 to $135,000 (Australian Taxation Office, resident tax rates). The 2% Medicare levy applies on top, shading in from taxable income of $28,011 (the 2025-26 threshold, carried forward because the ATO has not yet published the 2026-27 figure).
Worked example at $30 an hour, 38 hours: weekly gross is $1,140.00, annual gross is $59,280. Income tax comes to $8,193 and the Medicare levy $1,186, leaving $49,901 for the year, or $960 a week. Super of $7,114 (12%, FY2026-27) is paid on top of all of this.
What do common hourly rates pay per week and per year?
Resident rates, 38-hour week, no HECS-HELP. Computed from the 2026-27 tax engine.
| Hourly rate | Weekly gross | Annual gross | Take-home per year | Take-home per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25.00 | $950.00 | $49,400 | $43,331 | $833 |
| $26.44 (NMW) | $1,004.72 | $52,245 | $45,223 | $870 |
| $30.00 | $1,140.00 | $59,280 | $49,901 | $960 |
| $35.00 | $1,330.00 | $69,160 | $56,509 | $1,087 |
| $40.00 | $1,520.00 | $79,040 | $63,227 | $1,216 |
| $45.00 | $1,710.00 | $88,920 | $69,946 | $1,345 |
| $50.00 | $1,900.00 | $98,800 | $76,664 | $1,474 |
| $60.00 | $2,280.00 | $118,560 | $90,101 | $1,733 |
NMW is the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 (FY2026-27). Its weekly gross shows as $1,004.72 rather than the published $1,004.90 because Fair Work rounds the hourly rate to the cent. Take-home excludes super, which is paid on top.
What is the minimum wage per hour in 2026-27?
The floor rates from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026.
The National Minimum Wage is $26.44 an hour, or $1,004.90 for a 38-hour week, from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026 (Fair Work Commission, Annual Wage Review 2026 decision [2026] FWCFB 3500). It applies only to the small group of employees not covered by an award or registered agreement.
Most workers are covered by an award, and minimum award wages rose 4.75% in the same decision. The NMW itself rose about 6%, from $948.00 to $1,004.90 a week, because it is pegged to the lowest ongoing award rate (C13), which received the 4.75% plus a structural adjustment. Two different percentages, both correct, and worth keeping straight.
| Rate | Per hour | Per 38-hour week |
|---|---|---|
| National Minimum Wage | $26.44 | $1,004.90 |
| Entry-level C14 rate (first 6 months) | $25.74 | $978.10 |
| Casual on the NMW (25% loading) | $33.05 | $1,255.90 |
Sources: Fair Work Ombudsman, "Minimum wages" (updated 1 July 2026); Fair Work Commission decision [2026] FWCFB 3500. Casual weekly figure is the loaded hourly rate multiplied by 38.
The increase applies from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026, not 1 July itself. If your weekly pay period starts on a Monday, the new rate began on Monday 6 July 2026. More detail in our minimum wage guide.
How does hourly pay compare with a salary?
The same money can arrive with very different conditions attached.
An hourly worker on $35 and a salaried worker on $69,160 earn the same gross over a 38-hour year, and pay the same tax. The differences sit around the edges: what happens to extra hours, quiet weeks and public holidays.
| Feature | Hourly (casual or permanent) | Annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| Extra hours | Paid, often at overtime or penalty rates set by your award | Often absorbed into the salary, subject to award rules |
| Quiet weeks | Fewer hours means less pay | Pay is unchanged |
| Casual loading | 25% loading if casual, in place of paid leave | Not applicable |
| Paid leave | Permanent part-timers accrue it, casuals do not | 4 weeks annual leave under the NES |
| Super (12%, FY2026-27) | Paid on ordinary time earnings, on top of the rate | Paid on top of the salary |
Entitlement rules from the Fair Work Ombudsman: "Casual employees" (updated 12 May 2026) and the National Employment Standards. Exact overtime and penalty rates depend on your award.
To run the conversion the other way, use the hourly to salary calculator, or check what extra hours are worth with the overtime calculator.
Does casual loading change your hourly rate?
The 25% that replaces paid leave.
Yes. Casual employees are paid a loading, normally 25%, on top of the base hourly rate (Fair Work Ombudsman, "Casual employees"). On a $30 base rate a casual earns $37.50 an hour. On the minimum wage the casual rate is $33.05 (FY2026-27).
The loading is compensation, not a bonus. Casuals miss out on paid annual leave, paid sick and carer's leave, notice of termination and redundancy pay. A casual rate is therefore not comparable with a permanent rate until you strip the loading out. Casuals can still receive overtime and penalty rates under their award, and how those combine with the loading varies by award.
The loading is ordinary taxable income. It goes through the same tax calculation as every other dollar in this calculator. See the casual loading calculator for the full comparison against permanent pay.
Is super paid on top of your hourly rate?
12% on ordinary time earnings, paid each payday from 1 July 2026.
Yes. The super guarantee is 12% for FY2026-27, and your employer pays it on top of your hourly earnings, into your fund. It never comes out of the rate itself unless your rate was advertised as "including super". Casual and part-time workers are covered: employers must pay super for anyone over 18, and for under-18s working more than 30 hours a week (ATO, "Super guarantee", updated 17 April 2026).
Super is calculated on ordinary time earnings, which generally excludes overtime. From 1 July 2026 the Payday Super rules also require employers to pay it each payday rather than quarterly, with contributions reaching your fund within 7 business days of payday (Fair Work Ombudsman, "Tax and superannuation", updated 6 July 2026). At $30 an hour full-time, that is $7,114 a year of super on top of your wages. Check your own figure with the superannuation calculator.
Who uses this calculator?
Hourly pay questions come in four common shapes.
Casual and retail workers
You know your rate and roughly your hours, and want to know what lands in your account each week after tax, and whether the payslip matches.
Part-timers checking a payslip
Your hours move each week. Entering rate and hours shows what any given week should pay, before checking it against your payslip.
Job switchers comparing offers
One offer is hourly, the other a salary. Annualising the rate puts both on the same footing before you weigh leave, loading and overtime.
Minimum wage earners
Checking that a rate meets the $26.44 floor (FY2026-27), or the $33.05 casual equivalent, and what that pays after tax.
What changed on 1 July 2026?
Four changes touch hourly pay this year.
The National Minimum Wage rose about 6% to $26.44 an hour ($1,004.90 a week), and minimum award wages rose 4.75%, from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026 (Fair Work Commission decision [2026] FWCFB 3500).
The lowest income tax rate fell from 16% to 15% on the $18,201 to $45,000 bracket (Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026), which lifts take-home pay slightly at every wage level. A new $1,000 standard deduction for work-related expenses also applies from FY2026-27, claimed at tax time without receipts, so it shows up in your refund rather than your weekly pay.
Payday Super began: employers must now pay the 12% super guarantee each payday instead of quarterly, so your fund balance should move with every payslip.
Common mistakes with hourly pay
Four errors that make the numbers look wrong.
Annualising hours you do not actually work
Rate x hours x 52 assumes every week is worked or paid. Permanent staff get paid leave, so 52 holds. A casual who takes four unpaid weeks off works 48 paid weeks, and their true annual income is about 8% lower than the headline conversion.
Confusing casual loading with penalty rates
The 25% loading compensates for missing leave and applies to all casual hours. Penalty rates are separate, set by your award, for weekends, public holidays and late nights. You can be entitled to both at once, combined according to the award.
Treating each week's withholding as final tax
Your employer withholds from each pay using the ATO Weekly tax table (NAT 1005). Withholding is an estimate. If your hours swing week to week, busy weeks are over-withheld, and the difference between what was withheld and what you actually owe settles at tax time.
Counting super as part of the rate
The 12% super guarantee (FY2026-27) is paid on top of your hourly earnings. If an advertised rate says "including super", divide by 1.12 before comparing it with anything else.
Hourly pay FAQ
Common questions about hourly pay in Australia.
Sources for this page
Every figure above comes from one of these documents or is computed from 2026-27 ATO rates.
- Fair Work Commission, Annual Wage Review 2026 decision [2026] FWCFB 3500, announced 2 June 2026.
- Fair Work Ombudsman, "Minimum wages" and "Minimum wages increase from 1 July 2026", both updated 1 July 2026.
- Fair Work Ombudsman, "Casual employees", updated 12 May 2026.
- Fair Work Ombudsman, "Tax and superannuation" (Payday Super), updated 6 July 2026.
- ATO, resident tax rates 2026-27 and the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026 (15% first rate).
- ATO, Weekly tax table (NAT 1005), effective 1 July 2026.
- ATO, "Super guarantee" (12% rate), updated 17 April 2026.
Last verified 23 July 2026. Medicare levy low-income thresholds for 2026-27 were not yet published at verification; 2025-26 thresholds ($28,011 to $35,013 single) are used until the ATO releases them.