Weekly tax calculator Australia (2025-26 weekly take-home pay)
Estimate weekly tax and weekly take-home pay from annual salary or weekly wages using Australian 2025-26 tax settings.
Open weekly calculatorQuick answers
- How do I estimate weekly tax from annual salary? Estimate annual tax first, then divide by 52 for a simple weekly average.
- Does weekly take-home pay include Medicare levy? It should where applicable, along with tax and other relevant settings.
- Why can my payslip differ? Payroll withholding uses ATO schedules and pay-run rounding rather than a simple annual average.
- What else changes weekly pay? HECS/HELP, MLS, residency and whether salary includes super can all affect the result.
How weekly tax estimates work
A simple weekly tax estimate annualises your income, calculates the annual tax estimate, then divides the result by 52.
Actual payroll withholding can be slightly different because employers use ATO withholding schedules and pay-run rounding.
$1,500 weekly pay example
A gross weekly pay of $1,500 is roughly $78,000 per year before tax. Use the calculator to estimate weekly take-home pay after income tax, Medicare levy and HECS/HELP.
Estimate $1,500 weekly payWeekly tax settings to check
- Tax year, especially when rates or thresholds change
- Resident or foreign resident tax status
- Medicare levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge settings
- HECS/HELP repayment settings
- Whether your package includes or excludes super
Assumptions and limits
Weekly estimates are planning figures. Real PAYG withholding can vary by payroll software, rounding, and additional offsets or adjustments not modelled in basic scenarios.