Pay Calculator NT 2026–27
Pay after tax for 2026–27 in the Northern Territory, with Territory public holidays and show days, long service leave rules and Darwin and Alice Springs incomes.
Your take-home pay
Take-home pay per fortnight
$2,469.23
$64,200.00 a year · plus $9,600.00 super paid on top
- Gross pay
- $3,076.92
- Income tax
- −$546.92
- Medicare levy
- −$60.77
- Take-home pay
- $2,469.23
- Super (paid on top)
- $369.23
On the same pay you take home $588.00 more a year in 2026–27 than in 2025–26. Compare every year.
See the full breakdown of $80,000 after tax, with tax by bracket, HECS-HELP and super.
Plan where your $2,469.23 a fortnight goes with the budget planner.
| Pay cycle | Gross | Tax | Medicare | Take-home | Super |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $80,000.00 | $14,220.00 | $1,580.00 | $64,200.00 | $9,600.00 |
| Monthly | $6,666.67 | $1,185.00 | $131.67 | $5,350.00 | $800.00 |
| Fortnightly | $3,076.92 | $546.92 | $60.77 | $2,469.23 | $369.23 |
| Weekly | $1,538.46 | $273.46 | $30.38 | $1,234.62 | $184.62 |
| Daily | $307.69 | $54.69 | $6.08 | $246.92 | $36.92 |
| Hourly | $40.49 | $7.20 | $0.80 | $32.49 | $4.86 |
Rates checked 12 October 2026 against the ATO · How we calculate · Calculated in your browser; nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
How your pay is worked out
Updates as you change your pay. Hover over or tab to a bar for the figures.
Out of every $100 you earn
- Take-home pay $80.25 $64,200 a year
- Income tax $17.78 $14,220 a year
- Medicare levy $1.98 $1,580 a year
How your income tax is worked out
Each tax rate applies only to the part of your income inside its bracket.
- Left after income tax
- Income tax
- $0 – $18,200 · tax-free$18,200 → $0 tax
- $18,201 – $45,000 · 15% rate$26,800 → $4,020 tax
- $45,001 – $135,000 · 30% rate$34,000 → $10,200 tax
- $135,001 – $190,000 · 37% rateNot reached
- $190,001 and over · 45% rateNot reached
Taxable income $79,000 (pay of $80,000 less $1,000 of deductions) → tax by bracket $14,220.
Show as a table
| Taxable income | Rate | Your income in it | Tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0 – $18,200 | 0% | $18,200 | $0 |
| $18,201 – $45,000 | 15% | $26,800 | $4,020 |
| $45,001 – $135,000 | 30% | $34,000 | $10,200 |
| $135,001 – $190,000 | 37% | $0 | $0 |
| $190,001 and over | 45% | $0 | $0 |
What is and is not different in NT
The Northern Territory does not tax wages. The income tax brackets, Medicare levy, HECS-HELP repayments and super guarantee in the calculator are the national ones, so a Darwin salary comes out the same as anywhere else. The Territory’s differences are in its holidays and leave rules:
- 13 public holidays across the Territory in 2026–27, including May Day in May and Picnic Day on the first Monday in August.
- Regional show days in July and August for Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Darwin and Borroloola.
- Part-day public holidays from 7pm to midnight on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
- Payroll tax paid by employers at 5.5% (6.5% for groups with Australia-wide wages of $100 million or more) on wages above $2,500,000 a year.
- Public sector pay published by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment.
The federal rates the calculator uses are on the tax rates page.
NT public holidays 2026–27
Northern Territory public holidays from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 under the Public Holidays Act 1981, from the NT Government’s public holidays list. Show days apply only in their own regions.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, 3 July 2026 | Alice Springs Show Day | Regional public holiday. |
| Fri, 10 July 2026 | Tennant Creek Show Day | Regional public holiday. |
| Fri, 17 July 2026 | Katherine Show Day | Regional public holiday. |
| Fri, 24 July 2026 | Darwin Show Day | Regional public holiday. |
| Mon, 3 Aug 2026 | Picnic Day | |
| Fri, 14 Aug 2026 | Borroloola Show Day | Regional public holiday. |
| Thu, 24 Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve | Part-day public holiday. 7pm to midnight. |
| Fri, 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | |
| Sat, 26 Dec 2026 | Boxing Day | |
| Mon, 28 Dec 2026 | Boxing Day Monday | |
| Thu, 31 Dec 2026 | New Year's Eve | Part-day public holiday. 7pm to midnight. |
| Fri, 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | |
| Tue, 26 Jan 2027 | Australia Day | |
| Fri, 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | |
| Sat, 27 Mar 2027 | Easter Saturday | |
| Sun, 28 Mar 2027 | Easter Sunday | |
| Mon, 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | |
| Mon, 26 Apr 2027 | Anzac Day | Observed on Monday; 25 April falls on a Sunday. |
| Mon, 3 May 2027 | May Day | |
| Mon, 14 June 2027 | King's Birthday |
NT employees can be absent on a public holiday, and those who work one, including the evening part-day holidays at Christmas and New Year, may be owed penalty rates under their award or agreement. Check the Fair Work Ombudsman’s public holidays guidance and its penalty rates information for what applies to your job.
Source: NT public and regional holidays (Northern Territory Government, updated 21 July 2026).
NT long service leave
Under the Long Service Leave Act 1981 (NT), most employees can get 13 weeks of long service leave after 10 years of continuous service, calculated at 1.3 weeks for each year. Casual employees accrue it too, and leave cannot be cashed in instead of being taken.
With at least 7 but less than 10 years of service, pro-rata leave is paid out only if you have reached retirement age, your employer ends your employment for a reason other than serious misconduct, or you resign because of illness, incapacity or another pressing necessity. NT and Australian Government employees and construction workers in the NT Build scheme have their own arrangements.
Source: Long service leave (Northern Territory Government, updated 26 February 2025). Awards, agreements and portable schemes in some industries set different rules.
Estimate yours with the long service leave calculator.
Earnings in NT: Darwin and Alice Springs
Full-time adults in the Northern Territory earned an average of $1,984.10 a week in ordinary time in May 2026, compared with $2,083.70 nationally. Over a year that is $103,173, which leaves $79,957.84 after tax in 2026–27.
| Persons | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NT | $1,984.10 | $2,095.30 | $1,853.50 |
| Australia | $2,083.70 | $2,181.00 | $1,934.50 |
The ABS does not publish average weekly earnings for individual cities. The closest official local figure is median weekly personal income from the 2021 Census. It covers everyone aged 15 and over, including people who are not working, so it is much lower than full-time earnings and is best used to compare areas with each other.
| Area (ABS region) | Median weekly income |
|---|---|
| Darwin (Greater Darwin) | $1,120 |
| Alice Springs (Northern Territory - Outback) | $539 |
| The Northern Territory | $936 |
| Australia | $805 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Average Weekly Earnings, Australia, May 2026 (released 13 August 2026) and 2021 Census QuickStats, used under CC BY 4.0.
NT public sector pay
- Rates of pay (Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment): Pay rates for NT public sector employees.
- Enterprise agreements (Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment): Current NT public sector enterprise agreements.
APS and ADF scales, and every state’s sources, are on the public sector pay scales page.
Frequently asked questions
Is income tax different in NT?
No. Territorians pay the same federal income tax, Medicare levy and HECS-HELP repayments as other Australians. In 2026–27, $80,000 leaves $64,200.00 after tax in Darwin or Alice Springs.
Does payroll tax come out of my pay?
No. Payroll tax in the Territory is a tax on employers with wages above $2,500,000 a year. The general rate is 5.5%, and from 1 July 2026 a 6.5% rate applies to groups with Australia-wide wages of $100 million or more, according to Territory Revenue Office.
How many public holidays does NT have?
The NT has 13 public holidays across the Territory in 2026–27, plus part-day holidays on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve evenings and a regional show day that depends on where you live. Anzac Day, 25 April 2027, falls on a Sunday. The NT Government lists the public holiday on Monday 26 April 2027, so that is the day off for most workers.