Pay Calculator QLD 2026–27
Your 2026–27 pay after tax for a job in Queensland, with the state’s own public holiday dates, long service leave rules and regional earnings.
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 QLD
Queenslanders pay the same income tax as every other Australian resident: the brackets, Medicare levy, HECS-HELP repayments and super guarantee in the calculator are all federal. Where Queensland differs is in the days off you are paid for and how leave builds up:
- 12 full-day statewide public holidays in 2026–27, a part-day holiday from 6pm to midnight on Christmas Eve, and the Royal Queensland Show holiday for the Brisbane area.
- Labour Day in May and the King’s Birthday in October, at different times of year from NSW and Victoria.
- Long service leave after 10 years, with a pro-rata payment possible from 7 years depending on why employment ends.
- Payroll tax paid by employers at 4.75% (4.95% above $6.5 million of wages) on wages above $1,300,000 a year.
- Pay for most public servants under the State Government Entities Certified Agreement.
The federal rates the calculator uses are on the tax rates page.
QLD public holidays 2026–27
Queensland public holidays from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, from the Queensland Government’s public holidays list. Areas outside Brisbane have their own show holidays on different dates.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, 12 Aug 2026 | Royal Queensland Show | Regional public holiday. Brisbane area only. Other areas have their own show holidays. |
| Mon, 5 Oct 2026 | King's Birthday | |
| Thu, 24 Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve (6pm to midnight) | Part-day public holiday. |
| Fri, 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | |
| Sat, 26 Dec 2026 | Boxing Day | |
| Mon, 28 Dec 2026 | Additional day for Boxing Day | Boxing Day falls on a Saturday. |
| Fri, 1 Jan 2027 | New Year's Day | |
| Tue, 26 Jan 2027 | Australia Day | |
| Fri, 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | |
| Sat, 27 Mar 2027 | The day after Good Friday | |
| Sun, 28 Mar 2027 | Easter Sunday | |
| Mon, 29 Mar 2027 | Easter Monday | |
| Mon, 26 Apr 2027 | Anzac Day (observed) | 25 April falls on a Sunday, so the holiday is the following Monday. |
| Mon, 3 May 2027 | Labour Day |
All employees may be absent on a public holiday. Those who work one may be owed public holiday penalty rates or extra time off under their award or agreement, and in Queensland that includes the evening of Christmas Eve. Check the Fair Work Ombudsman’s public holidays guidance and its penalty rates information for what applies to your job.
Source: Public holidays (Queensland Government, updated 16 January 2026).
QLD long service leave
Queensland employees can take 8.6667 weeks of paid long service leave after 10 years’ continuous service, with further leave building up after that.
If employment ends after 7 but before 10 years, a pro-rata payment may be due depending on why it ended; after 10 years it is based on the full period of service.
Source: Long service leave entitlements and continuous service (Business Queensland, updated 9 December 2025). Awards, agreements and portable schemes in some industries set different rules.
Estimate yours with the long service leave calculator.
Earnings in QLD: Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Townsville
Full-time adults in Queensland earned an average of $2,039.70 a week in ordinary time in May 2026, compared with $2,083.70 nationally. Over a year that is $106,064, which leaves $81,923.92 after tax in 2026–27.
| Persons | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QLD | $2,039.70 | $2,122.00 | $1,908.20 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Brisbane (Greater Brisbane) | $842 |
| Gold Coast | $785 |
| Sunshine Coast | $750 |
| Townsville | $826 |
| Queensland | $787 |
| 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.
QLD public sector pay
- State Government Entities Certified Agreement (ForGov, Queensland Government): The core agreement covering pay for most Queensland public servants, with updates on the current agreement.
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 QLD?
No. Income tax is federal, so Queensland residents pay the same rates, Medicare levy and HECS-HELP repayments as people in every other state. In 2026–27 a $80,000 salary gives take-home pay of $64,200.00 in Brisbane, Cairns or anywhere else.
Does payroll tax come out of my pay?
No. Queensland payroll tax is a cost for employers, charged on wages above $1,300,000 a year at 4.75% (4.95% above $6.5 million of wages), as set out by Queensland Revenue Office. It is not deducted from employees’ wages and has no effect on your take-home pay.
How many public holidays does QLD have?
Queensland has 12 full-day statewide public holidays in 2026–27. On top of those are the part-day holiday from 6pm on Christmas Eve and a show holiday that depends on where you live, such as the Royal Queensland Show day in the Brisbane area.