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Pay Tax Calculator

Use this free pay calculator to estimate an employee's take-home pay and tax withheld. Enter a wage and pay cycle to see weekly, fortnightly or monthly figures. It's a quick payroll calculator for working out PAYG amounts before you finalise a pay run in Lightning Payroll.

✅ Covers All Pay Periods – Calculate your earnings weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or annually.
✅ Works in Reverse – Enter a net pay amount, and we’ll estimate the gross salary needed before tax.
✅ Includes Superannuation – See the employer’s Super Guarantee (SG) contributions for your income.

Simply enter your income, and our pay calculator does the rest!

Tax Scale

Tax File Number Supplied? ?

Claimed Tax Free Threshold? ?

Australian Resident? ?

Has STSL Liability? ?

Pay Frequency

Financial Year

Medicare Levy Exemption

Income Details

Results

Show Results As

Gross Pay: $0.00

Net Pay: $0.00

Tax: $0.00

STSL: $0.00

Super (SG): $0.00

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