Total Package Including Super to Base Salary Converter (Australia)
Use this page when recruiters quote a package including super and you want the base salary amount.
Conversion formula
Base salary = Total package / 1.12
How to convert total package (including 12% super) to base salary (excluding super)
- Enter your gross total package (including 12% super) amount.
- Apply the formula:
Base salary = Total package / 1.12. - Confirm whether the offer is quoted as base salary or total package so the super treatment matches your contract.
- Review your base salary (excluding super) estimate as a pre-tax figure. Example: $80,000 becomes $71,428.57.
Quick conversion table
| Total package (including 12% super) | Base salary (excluding super) |
|---|---|
| $80,000 | $71,428.57 |
| $100,000 | $89,285.71 |
| $120,000 | $107,142.86 |
| $150,000 | $133,928.57 |
| $170,000 | $151,785.71 |
| $200,000 | $178,571.43 |
| $250,000 | $223,214.29 |
Tips for this conversion
This is the reverse of the salary-plus-super conversion
Dividing a total package by 1 plus the Super Guarantee rate backs out the base salary component. It assumes the entire package figure is base salary plus super with no other benefits bundled in.
Watch for bundled benefits beyond super
Some 'total package' figures include items like novated lease benefits, car allowances, or other non-cash perks alongside super. If so, dividing by 1 plus the SG rate alone will not correctly isolate your base salary.
Useful for comparing to award or enterprise agreement rates
Once you have the base salary figure, you can compare it directly against award classification rates or enterprise agreement pay scales, which are almost always expressed as base salary rather than total package.
What to watch with this conversion
Recruiters and job ads sometimes quote a total remuneration package that already has superannuation folded in, rather than a base salary with super paid separately on top. To recover the base salary from a package figure, this page divides by 1 plus the Super Guarantee rate, which is the mathematical reverse of the base-to-package conversion, and it assumes the package consists only of base salary plus super with no other bundled items.
That assumption does not always hold. Some employers describe a 'total package' that also includes items like a car allowance, a novated lease benefit, or additional non-cash perks, in which case simply dividing by 1 plus the SG rate will overstate the true base salary, since part of the package is not super at all. It is worth asking specifically what is included whenever an offer uses the word 'package'.
Recovering the base salary figure is useful because most external comparison points — award pay rates, enterprise agreement scales, salary survey benchmarks — are expressed as base salary rather than total package. Converting a package-based offer back to base salary puts it on the same footing as those reference points.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I remove super from a total package amount?
Why do recruiters quote package instead of base salary?
Does this conversion depend on super rate year?
Why isn't base salary just the package figure minus a flat percentage?
How do I know if an offer's total package includes anything other than super?
Does this conversion tell me my take-home pay?
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