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Australia $ 78,000.00 Salary Example for the 2023 Tax Year

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Reference(s) Australian Taxation Office

Tax tables last updated: 2023-05-02 11:51:29

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Introduction: Australia 2023, $ 78,000.00 Salary Example

On this page you will find a detailed salary example for an employee earning $ 78,000.00 per annum in Australia. Note that this is a generic salary example for $ 78,000.00 which uses standard setting from the Australia Income Tax Calculator, a tool that you should use if you wish to calculate the exact payroll deductions for a salary based on your own specific circumstances. The standard setting for this example:

  1. Use the Australia resident tax tables.
  2. Assume the employee is single and has no children or dependents.
  3. Assume the employee does not have any special tax arrangements (including tax credits/deficits from current/prior tax years which will influence income tax and payroll deduction calculations).

Income Tax and Payroll Calculations for a Resident of Australia filing a tax return in 2023

The following table provides an overview for a of the payroll deductions types, the amount paid at different payment cycles and the figures as a percentage of gross income for a Resident filing an income tax return in Australia for the 2023 tax year.

Australia $ 78,000.00 Resident Income Tax Calculations for 2023
YearlyMonthly4 Weekly2 WeeklyWeeklyDailyHourly%
Income$ 78,000.00$ 6,500.00$ 6,000.00$ 3,000.00$ 1,500.00$ 300.00$ 37.50100.00%
Social Security Contributions$ 1,560.00$ 130.00$ 120.00$ 60.00$ 30.00$ 6.00$ 0.752.00%
Taxable Income$ 76,440.00$ 6,370.00$ 5,880.00$ 2,940.00$ 1,470.00$ 294.00$ 36.7598.00%
Income Tax Due$ 15,309.99$ 1,275.83$ 1,177.69$ 588.85$ 294.42$ 58.88$ 7.3619.63%
Total Deductions$ 16,869.99$ 1,405.83$ 1,297.69$ 648.85$ 324.42$ 64.88$ 8.1121.63%
Salary After Tax$ 61,130.01$ 5,094.17$ 4,702.31$ 2,351.15$ 1,175.58$ 235.12$ 29.3978.37%
Employer: Social Security Contributions$ 8,580.00$ 715.00$ 660.00$ 330.00$ 165.00$ 33.00$ 4.1311.00%
Employer: Cost of Employee$ 86,580.00$ 7,215.00$ 6,660.00$ 3,330.00$ 1,665.00$ 333.00$ 41.63111.00%
Australia: Resident Taxable Income Calculations for 2023
$ 78,000.00Annual Income in 2023
-$ 1,560.00Social Security Contributions in 2023
=$ 76,440.00Your Taxable Income in 2023
Australia: Resident Income Tax Calculation 2023
Taxable Income ThresholdTax RateTax
$ 0.00 - $ 18,200.000%$ 0.00
+$ 18,200.01 - $ 45,000.0019%$ 5,092.00
+$ 45,000.01 - $ 76,440.0032.5%$ 10,218.00
=Total Income Tax Due$ 15,309.99
Australia: Medicare Employee Contributions Calculation 2023
$ 78,000.00Annual Income in 2023
×2%Australia Medicare employee rate in 2023
=$ 1,560.00Australia Employees Medicare Contributions on $ 78,000.00 in 2023
Australia: Superannuation Employee Contributions Calculation 2023
$ 78,000.00Annual Income in 2023
×0%Australia Superannuation employee rate in 2023
=$ 0.00Australia Employees Superannuation Contributions on $ 78,000.00 in 2023
Australia: Medicare Employer Contributions Calculation 2023
$ 78,000.00Annual Income in 2023
×0%Australia Medicare employer rate in 2023
=$ 0.00Australia Employers Medicare Contributions on $ 78,000.00 in 2023
Australia: Superannuation Employer Contributions Calculation 2023
$ 78,000.00Annual Income in 2023
×11%Australia Superannuation employer rate in 2023
=$ 8,580.00Australia Employers Superannuation Contributions on $ 78,000.00 in 2023
Australia: Total Cost of employment for $ 78,000.00 Annual salary in 2023
$ 78,000.00 Annual Employee Salary in 2023
+$ 8,580.00 Australia Employers Social Security Contributions on $ 78,000.00 in 2023
=$ 86,580.00 Australia: Total Cost of Employee in 2023

Australia Tax Years supported by the Tax Calculator

The following tax years for Australia are supported by the Tax Calculator, please click on an alternate year to see the $ 78,000.00 take home calculation for that year including full payroll deductions and caluclations.

  1. 2023
  2. 2022
  3. 2021
  4. 2020
  5. 2019

Australia Personal Income Tax (PIT) Tables

The $ 78,000.00 salary example features PIT calculations based on the 2023 tax tables for Australia, these includes the tax rates and thresholds shown below. The payroll caluclations made using these tax tables provide the $ 78,000.00 after tax calculation shown within the salary example..

Australia Resident Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2023
Tax RateTaxable Income Threshold
0%$ 0.000.00to $ 18,200.00
19%$ 18,200.01 to $ 45,000.00
32.5%$ 45,000.01 to $ 120,000.00
37%$ 120,000.01 to $ 180,000.00
45%$ 180,000.01 and above
Australia Non-resident Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2023
Tax RateTaxable Income Threshold
0%$ 0.000.00to $ 18,200.00
19%$ 18,200.01 to $ 45,000.00
32.5%$ 45,000.01 to $ 120,000.00
37%$ 120,000.01 to $ 180,000.00
45%$ 180,000.01 and above
Employee Social Security in 2023
2%Medicare
0%Superannuation