TAKE-HOME PAY

What will actually land in your account?

Answer five questions to see your take-home, deductions, working and source.

Questions

Questions people actually ask

Answered against the published rules, and dated.

What is the difference between "plus super" and "includes super"?

On a $120,000 package, "plus super" means a $120,000 salary with super paid on top, costing your employer $134,400. "Includes super" means the $120,000 already contains it, so the salary is $107,143. Same headline number, roughly $12,857 difference in salary.

Is super part of my take-home pay?

No. It is paid into a superannuation fund and you cannot access it until you meet a condition of release. It is part of what your employer spends on you, not part of what lands in your account.

Why does this page not show what my super will be worth later?

Superannuation projections sit under a separate regulatory regime from calculators like this one. This page deliberately computes current-period mechanics only — what is contributed this cycle, and what lands in your account. No forecast, no growth curve.

How is my study loan repayment worked out?

Since July 2025 it is marginal: the rate applies only to income above each threshold rather than to your whole income. Below the minimum threshold nothing is repaid. Salary sacrificing into super does not reduce the income it is tested on.

Does the Medicare levy always apply?

Only if you are entitled to Medicare. Most temporary visa holders on a non-RHCA passport are not, so no levy is deducted. Setting residency to a temporary visa here shows that.

Visa tax & Medicare exemption Take-home pay and the exemption on a temporary visa Stamp duty Transfer duty in every state and territory Medicare levy surcharge Whether hospital cover costs less than the surcharge