Minimum Wage After Tax: Yearly, Monthly and Weekly Pay for 2026-27
pay-calculator.au takes the National Minimum Wage of $26.44 an hour, or $1,004.90 for a 38-hour week from 1 July 2026, and works it out per year, per month, per fortnight and per week, before and after tax, using the same 2026-27 ATO engine that powers every calculator on this site.
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| Component | Daily | Weekly | Fortnightly | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross salary | $201 | $1,005 | $2,010 | $4,355 | $52,255 |
| Income tax | −$23 | −$115 | −$230 | −$498 | −$5,980 |
| Medicare levy | −$4 | −$20 | −$40 | −$87 | −$1,045 |
| Super (12%) | +$24 | +$121 | +$241 | +$523 | +$6,271 |
| Take-home pay | $174 | $870 | $1,740 | $3,769 | $45,230 |
What Is the Minimum Wage in Australia Per Year?
One rate, five periods, gross and after tax.
The National Minimum Wage is $26.44 an hour and $1,004.90 a week for a full-time 38-hour week, from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026 (Fair Work Commission, Annual Wage Review 2026, decision [2026] FWCFB 3500). Multiplied across 52 weeks that is $52,255 a year gross, and $45,229 a year after income tax and the Medicare levy for an Australian resident claiming the tax-free threshold.
| Period | Gross pay | After tax | Super on top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per hour (38-hour week) | $26.44 | $22.89 | $3.17 |
| Per week | $1,005 | $870 | $121 |
| Per fortnight | $2,010 | $1,740 | $241 |
| Per month | $4,355 | $3,769 | $523 |
| Per year | $52,255 | $45,229 | $6,271 |
Australian resident, tax-free threshold claimed, no study loan, 52 paid weeks. The monthly and fortnightly figures are the annual amount divided by 12 and 26, which is how payroll actually works: four weekly pays is $4,020, not a month. Computed from the pay-calculator.au 2026-27 tax engine.
What Does the Minimum Wage Pay After Tax?
13.4% of a full-time minimum wage year goes to tax and the levy.
On $52,255 of taxable income, income tax after the Low Income Tax Offset is $5,980 and the 2% Medicare levy is $1,045, so $7,025 leaves the pay across the year and $45,229 stays. The average tax rate is 13.4%, against a marginal rate of 30% on the next dollar earned. The gap between those two rates is explained in the guide to marginal vs average tax rates.
| Full-time year on the National Minimum Wage, 2026-27 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Gross pay ($1,004.90 for 52 weeks) | $52,255 |
| Income tax, after the Low Income Tax Offset | −$5,980 |
| Medicare levy (2%) | −$1,045 |
| Compulsory HECS-HELP repayment | $0 |
| Take-home pay for the year | $45,229 |
| Average tax rate | 13.4% |
| Super guarantee paid on top (12%) | +$6,271 |
| Total package including super | $58,525 |
Three things keep the tax low at this income: the first $18,200 is tax-free, the $18,201 to $45,000 band is taxed at 15% for 2026-27, and the Low Income Tax Offset trims the result. Super is paid by the employer on top of the wage and never appears in take-home pay; see the superannuation calculator.
What If You Do Not Work 38 Hours a Week?
The same $26.44 rate, at 20, 25, 30 and 38 hours.
The $1,004.90 weekly figure assumes 38 ordinary hours, the standard full-time week under the National Employment Standards. Part-time employees are paid the same hourly rate for fewer hours, and because tax is progressive the take-home share rises as hours fall: at 20 hours a week the average tax rate is 2.5%, against 13.4% at 38 hours.
| Hours a week | Gross per week | Gross per year | Take-home per year | Take-home per fortnight | Average tax rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $528.80 | $27,498 | $26,803 | $1,031 | 2.5% |
| 25 | $661.00 | $34,372 | $32,010 | $1,231 | 6.9% |
| 30 | $793.20 | $41,246 | $37,477 | $1,441 | 9.1% |
| 38 (full-time) | $1,004.90 | $52,255 | $45,229 | $1,740 | 13.4% |
Part-time rows use the $26.44 hourly rate across 52 paid weeks. The 38-hour row uses the published weekly rate of $1,004.90, because Fair Work publishes both figures and they do not reconcile exactly: 38 times $26.44 is $1,004.72, eighteen cents short of the weekly rate. The weekly rate governs a full-time week. At 20 hours a week the income sits below the Medicare levy low-income threshold, so no levy applies at all. Change the hours in the calculator above, or use the hourly pay calculator for a different rate.
Is the Minimum Wage After Tax Different in Each State?
No. One national wage, one federal tax system, one answer.
The after-tax minimum wage is the same in every state and territory. There are two reasons, and both are national. The Fair Work Commission sets a single National Minimum Wage for employees in the national workplace relations system, not a rate per state. And income tax in Australia is levied only by the Commonwealth: no state or territory has an income tax of its own, so the deductions applied to $1,004.90 a week are identical everywhere. The full explanation, including why payroll tax is an employer tax that never touches a payslip, is in is there state income tax in Australia.
| State or territory | Gross per year | Take-home per year | Take-home per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
| Victoria | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
| Queensland | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
| Western Australia | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
| South Australia | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
| Tasmania | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
| Northern Territory | $52,255 | $45,229 | $3,769 |
Every row is identical on purpose. A search for a state-specific minimum wage calculator is looking for a number that does not vary. What genuinely does differ between states is long service leave, public holidays and payroll tax thresholds, none of which change the arithmetic above. See long service leave by state.
What Does the Minimum Wage Pay a Casual?
About $33.05 an hour, and it is not a pay rise.
A casual employee on the National Minimum Wage is paid the base rate plus a 25% casual loading, which is about $33.05an hour from 1 July 2026 (Fair Work Ombudsman, Casual employees, updated 12 May 2026). The loading compensates for entitlements casuals do not receive: paid annual leave, paid personal and carer’s leave, notice of termination and redundancy pay.
Two adjustments matter before comparing a casual rate with a permanent one. A casual is paid only for weeks actually worked, so a 52-week annualisation overstates a real casual year. And the loaded rate must be divided by 1.25 before it is held against a permanent rate, or the comparison counts the leave twice. The casual loading calculator does both, and casual loading explained covers what the 25% actually trades away.
Do You Repay HECS-HELP on the Minimum Wage?
No. A full-time minimum wage year sits $17,273 below the threshold.
The 2026-27 compulsory repayment threshold for study and training support loans is $69,528 of repayment income (ATO, Study and training support loans rates and repayment thresholds, updated 30 June 2026). A full-time year on the National Minimum Wage is $52,255, so the compulsory repayment is $0, and it stays at nil at every hours figure in the table above.
An STSL line can still appear on a minimum wage payslip, because employers withhold against expected annual earnings rather than against the year actually worked. Anything withheld above the assessed repayment comes back in the refund once the return is lodged. That gap is the whole subject of STSL on your payslip, and the per-pay arithmetic is on the HECS repayment per pay page.
Is an Award Rate Higher Than the Minimum Wage?
Usually, and most Australian workers are on one.
The National Minimum Wage applies only to employees covered by neither a modern award nor a registered agreement, which is a small share of the workforce. Everyone else has a higher floor set by their award classification. The Hospitality Industry (General) Award Level 1 is exactly $1,004.90 a week, matching the National Minimum Wage, while General Retail Level 1 is $1,056.80 a week and a first-year nursing assistant is $1,050.70 a week.
If a modern award covers your industry and your role, the award rate is your legal minimum, and it comes with penalty rates, overtime and allowances the National Minimum Wage says nothing about. Start at award rates Australia, or go straight to retail award rates, hospitality award rates or nursing award rates.
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Sources for This Page
Two published wage rates, one tax engine, no retyped tables.
- Fair Work Commission, Annual Wage Review 2026 decision [2026] FWCFB 3500, announced 2 June 2026 ($26.44 an hour, $1,004.90 a week, 4.75% award increase).
- Fair Work Ombudsman, Minimum wages, updated 1 July 2026, and Minimum wages increase from 1 July 2026, published 28 May 2026 (first full pay period rule).
- Fair Work Ombudsman, Hours of work, updated 19 December 2025 (38 ordinary hours as the standard full-time week).
- Fair Work Ombudsman, Casual employees, updated 12 May 2026 (the 25% casual loading and what it compensates for).
- ATO, resident tax rates 2026-27, with the 15% first marginal rate set by the Income Tax Rates Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Act 2026.
- ATO, Medicare levy reduction for low-income earners (the shade-in applied to the 20 and 25 hour rows), 2025-26 thresholds carried forward pending 2026-27 publication.
- ATO, Study and training support loans rates and repayment thresholds, updated 30 June 2026 (the $69,528 minimum repayment threshold).
- ATO, Super guarantee, updated 17 April 2026 (the 12% rate).
Last verified 4 August 2026. Every dollar figure on this page is computed at render from the pay-calculator.au 2026-27 tax engine, so a published rate change updates every table at once. pay-calculator.au is not a registered tax agent and this page is general information, not advice.
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