Planning year
Tax year 2026-27: planning and benchmarks
This page groups high-intent salary and tax planning entry points for 2026-27. Use it to move from rough estimates to calculator-level modelling.
Includes 44 salary pages, 23 hourly pages, 24 weekly pages, 20 fortnightly pages, and 17 monthly pages.
Key policy highlights for 2026-27
- The 16% resident bracket is legislated to reduce to 15% from 1 July 2026.
- Payday super is legislated to commence from 1 July 2026.
- Use estimates for planning until ATO schedules are finalized.
Popular salary checkpoints (2026-27)
$25,000
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$30,000
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$35,000
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$40,000
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$45,000
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$50,000
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$55,000
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$60,000
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$65,000
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$70,000
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$75,000
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$80,000
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$85,000
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$90,000
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$95,000
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$100,000
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$105,000
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$110,000
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$115,000
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$120,000
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$125,000
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$130,000
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$135,000
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$140,000
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$145,000
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$150,000
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$155,000
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$160,000
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$165,000
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$170,000
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$175,000
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$180,000
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$185,000
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$190,000
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$195,000
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$200,000
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$210,000
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$220,000
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$230,000
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$240,000
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$250,000
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$260,000
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$275,000
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$300,000
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Popular hourly rates (2026-27)
$20/hour
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$22/hour
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$24/hour
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$25/hour
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$28/hour
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$30/hour
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$32/hour
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$35/hour
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$38/hour
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$40/hour
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$45/hour
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$50/hour
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$55/hour
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$60/hour
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$65/hour
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$70/hour
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$75/hour
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$80/hour
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$90/hour
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$100/hour
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$120/hour
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$150/hour
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$200/hour
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Popular weekly income levels (2026-27)
$500/week
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$600/week
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$700/week
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$800/week
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$900/week
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$1,000/week
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$1,100/week
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$1,200/week
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$1,300/week
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$1,400/week
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$1,500/week
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$1,600/week
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$1,750/week
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$1,900/week
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$2,000/week
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$2,250/week
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$2,500/week
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$2,750/week
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$3,000/week
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$3,500/week
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$4,000/week
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$5,000/week
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$7,500/week
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$10,000/week
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Popular fortnightly income levels (2026-27)
$2,000/fortnight
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$2,250/fortnight
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$2,500/fortnight
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$2,750/fortnight
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$3,000/fortnight
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$3,250/fortnight
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$3,500/fortnight
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$3,750/fortnight
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$4,000/fortnight
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$4,250/fortnight
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$4,500/fortnight
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$5,000/fortnight
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$5,500/fortnight
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$6,000/fortnight
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$6,500/fortnight
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$7,000/fortnight
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$7,500/fortnight
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$8,000/fortnight
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$9,000/fortnight
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$10,000/fortnight
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Popular monthly income levels (2026-27)
$4,000/month
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$4,500/month
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$5,000/month
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$5,500/month
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$6,000/month
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$6,500/month
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$7,000/month
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$7,500/month
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$8,000/month
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$8,500/month
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$9,000/month
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$10,000/month
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$11,000/month
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$12,000/month
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$13,000/month
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$15,000/month
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$20,000/month
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Salary comparison pages (2026-27)
$60,000 vs $80,000
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$70,000 vs $90,000
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$80,000 vs $100,000
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$90,000 vs $110,000
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$100,000 vs $120,000
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$100,000 vs $135,000
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$120,000 vs $150,000
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$130,000 vs $155,000
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$135,000 vs $150,000
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$150,000 vs $170,000
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$155,000 vs $175,000
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$160,000 vs $180,000
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$170,000 vs $190,000
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$150,000 vs $180,000
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$150,000 vs $200,000
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$180,000 vs $200,000
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$180,000 vs $220,000
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$190,000 vs $220,000
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$200,000 vs $250,000
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$220,000 vs $250,000
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$200,000 vs $300,000
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$250,000 vs $275,000
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$250,000 vs $300,000
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$275,000 vs $300,000
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$80,000 vs $120,000
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$100,000 vs $150,000
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$100,000 vs $200,000
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$120,000 vs $200,000
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Pay frequency comparison pages (2026-27)
$1,200/week vs $1,200/fortnight
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$1,500/week vs $1,500/fortnight
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$2,000/week vs $2,000/fortnight
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$2,500/week vs $2,500/fortnight
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$3,000/week vs $3,000/fortnight
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$3,500/week vs $3,500/fortnight
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$3,000/fortnight vs $3,000/month
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$4,000/fortnight vs $4,000/month
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$5,000/fortnight vs $5,000/month
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$6,000/fortnight vs $6,000/month
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$7,000/fortnight vs $7,000/month
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$8,000/fortnight vs $8,000/month
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$5,000/month vs $5,000/week
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$6,000/month vs $6,000/week
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$7,000/month vs $7,000/week
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$8,000/month vs $8,000/week
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$9,000/month vs $9,000/week
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$10,000/month vs $10,000/week
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HELP impact comparison pages (2026-27)
$65,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$70,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$75,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$80,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$85,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$90,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$95,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$100,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$110,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$120,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$135,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$150,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$160,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$170,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$180,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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$200,000 with HELP vs without HELP
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