Weekly Tax Calculator Australia

This weekly tax calculator turns your gross weekly wage into take-home pay for the 2026–27 financial year. If you only know your hourly rate, press “I know my hourly rate” and enter the hours you worked this week. That makes it handy for casual, shift and part-time workers whose pay changes from week to week.

The result shows the tax taken from this week's pay, what should reach your bank account, the 12% super your employer pays on top, and what a full year would look like if every week were the same.

Weekly pay after tax table for 2026–27

These figures assume the tax-free threshold is claimed, no study loan and the same pay every week.

How weekly tax is worked out

1. Your weekly gross pay is annualised, which means it is multiplied by 52.
2. The 2026–27 resident tax rates are applied to that yearly figure, less the low income tax offset if you qualify.
3. The 2% Medicare levy is added, plus a study loan amount if you have one.
4. The yearly total is divided by 52 to give the tax for one week.

Your employer follows the ATO's weekly tax table, which uses the same idea but rounds to whole dollars. For a single payslip check that also covers monthly pay and the TFN declaration scales, see the tax your employer withholds.

From hourly rate to weekly take-home

Multiply your rate by the hours on your timesheet to get gross weekly pay, then take off the tax. On $32 an hour for a standard 38-hour week you earn $1,216 before tax and keep about $1,010 after tax.

To see what an hourly rate is worth as a yearly salary, or to turn a salary into an hourly figure, use the hourly rate to salary converter.

Casual tax calculator: how casual pay is taxed

Casual workers are taxed on exactly the same scale as permanent staff. There is no special casual tax rate. What makes casual pay look different is that hours change from week to week and the hourly rate already includes a 25% casual loading, paid instead of annual leave and personal leave.

To use this page as a casual tax calculator, press “I know my hourly rate” at the top, enter your rate including loading and the hours you worked this week. The table below shows a casual on $35 an hour at different weekly hours in 2026–27, with the tax-free threshold claimed.

Why casual tax jumps around

Each week is taxed as if you earned that amount every week of the year. A short week falls mostly under the tax-free threshold, so very little is withheld, while a long week is treated like a much higher salary. Over the full year these swings usually cancel out, and any extra withheld comes back when you lodge.

Casuals with more than one job

Many casuals work for two or three employers. Claim the tax-free threshold with only one of them, normally the one that pays you the most, and tick “no” for the others. Our guide to claiming the threshold with only one employer explains what happens if you get this wrong.

Super for casual workers

Casual employees aged 18 and over are entitled to the 12% super guarantee on every dollar of ordinary earnings, no matter how few hours they work. The old rule that excluded people earning under $450 a month was removed in 2022. Workers under 18 receive super if they work more than 30 hours in a week.

Three real-world weekly examples

1. A week with Sunday penalty rates

Take the same $32-an-hour worker. This week they work 30 ordinary hours plus an 8-hour Sunday shift paid at double time. Gross pay rises to $1,472, and tax for the week rises to about $289, compared with $206 in a normal week. The bigger deduction is not a penalty: your yearly tax depends only on total income, and any over-withholding is returned when you lodge.

2. A casual worker on loading

A casual on $40 an hour, which already includes the 25% casual loading, works 30 hours. Gross pay is $1,200, tax is about $200 and take-home is about $1,000. The loading is paid instead of annual and sick leave, so a casual and a permanent worker on the same base rate are not directly comparable week to week.

3. Two part-time jobs

Someone earns $900 a week in their main job, where they claim the tax-free threshold, and $500 a week in a second job, where they do not. The first employer withholds about $100 and the second about $75. The second job looks heavily taxed, but it is designed that way so the combined income does not leave a bill at tax time.

What your weekly payslip should show

Employers must give you a payslip within one working day of paying you. Our line-by-line payslip guide walks through a full example; at a minimum, check that it includes:

• your gross pay, with ordinary hours, overtime and penalty rates listed separately
• the tax withheld for the week
• any deductions you agreed to, such as salary sacrifice or union fees
• your net pay, which is what reaches your account
• the super contribution and the fund it is paid to

The year-to-date figures are the quickest way to spot a mistake. If your year-to-date tax is far below what this calculator suggests for a full year, you may be heading for a tax bill.

Super on top of your weekly wage

The super guarantee stays at 12% in 2026–27. It is paid by your employer on top of your wage, so it is not taken out of your weekly take-home. From 1 July 2026, Payday Super rules require employers to pay super at the same time as wages, and the money must reach your fund within 7 business days. If you are paid weekly, you should now see contributions arrive in your super account every week rather than once a quarter.

Working in Australia on a visa?

The calculator uses resident rates. Foreign residents for tax purposes pay a different scale with no tax-free threshold, and working holiday makers pay 15% from the first dollar up to $45,000. Our guide to tax rates for foreign residents explains which applies to you and how residency is decided.

Weekly tax FAQs

How much tax is taken from $1,000 a week?

With the tax-free threshold claimed, about $133 a week in 2026–27, leaving roughly $867. That covers income tax and the Medicare levy but not a HELP repayment, which only starts once yearly income passes $69,528.

Why does my weekly tax change when I work extra hours?

Withholding treats each week's pay as if you earned it every week. A big overtime or penalty-rate week looks like a higher salary, so a larger share is withheld. If your hours go up and down, the total usually evens out at tax time.

Is weekly pay better than fortnightly pay?

Over a whole year the tax is the same; only the timing changes. Weekly pay splits the same annual tax into 52 smaller amounts instead of 26, which some people find easier for budgeting.

Do casual workers pay more tax each week?

Casuals are taxed on the same scale as everyone else. Their hourly rate includes a 25% casual loading instead of paid leave, so gross weekly pay, and therefore weekly tax, is often higher than a permanent worker doing the same hours.

How are working holiday makers taxed each week?

Working holiday makers on a 417 or 462 visa pay 15% from the first dollar up to $45,000, with no tax-free threshold, and the normal rates above that. Their employer must be registered with the ATO to use these rates.

When does my employer have to pay my super?

From 1 July 2026, under Payday Super, employers pay super at the same time as wages, and it must reach your fund within 7 business days. A new employee's first contribution has up to 20 business days.