Pay Calculator SA 2026–27
Your 2026–27 pay after tax in South Australia, alongside the state’s public holidays, long service leave rules and Adelaide and regional 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 SA
South Australia does not set any part of the tax on your pay. Every figure in the calculator, from the income tax brackets to the Medicare levy, HECS-HELP and super guarantee, is the same national rule used in Adelaide, Darwin and Melbourne. The South Australian differences sit around your pay:
- 13 full-day public holidays in 2026–27, including Adelaide Cup Day in March and the Proclamation Day holiday on 26 December.
- Two part-day public holidays, from 7pm to midnight on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
- Long service leave of 13 weeks after 10 years, with a pro-rata payout from 7 years when employment ends.
- Payroll tax paid by employers at 4.95% once wages pass $1,500,000 a year, phasing in up to $1.7 million.
- Public sector pay set by enterprise agreements registered with the South Australian Employment Tribunal.
The federal rates the calculator uses are on the tax rates page.
SA public holidays 2026–27
South Australia’s public holidays for 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 under the Public Holidays Act 2023, from SafeWork SA’s public holidays list. Easter Sunday has been a public holiday in SA since 2024, so all four days of Easter are holidays.
| Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, 5 Oct 2026 | Labour Day | |
| Thu, 24 Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve | Part-day public holiday. 7pm to midnight. |
| Fri, 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | |
| Sat, 26 Dec 2026 | Proclamation Day holiday | |
| Mon, 28 Dec 2026 | Additional day for Proclamation Day | The Proclamation Day holiday falls on a Saturday. |
| 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 | |
| Mon, 8 Mar 2027 | Adelaide Cup 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 | |
| Sun, 25 Apr 2027 | Anzac Day | Falls on a Sunday; South Australia adds no replacement day. |
| Mon, 14 June 2027 | King's Birthday |
Working between 7pm and midnight on Christmas Eve or New Year’s Eve counts as working a public holiday, so the public holiday rates in your award or agreement apply for those hours. Check the Fair Work Ombudsman’s public holidays guidance and its penalty rates information for what applies to your job.
Source: Public holidays (SafeWork SA, updated 20 September 2026).
SA long service leave
Under the Long Service Leave Act 1987 (SA), full-time, part-time and casual workers are entitled to 13 weeks of long service leave after 10 years of continuous service, then 1.3 weeks for each further year.
A worker with at least 7 but less than 10 years of continuous service is paid out pro-rata leave (1.3 weeks for each completed year) when employment ends, unless it ends for serious and wilful misconduct or the worker leaves without giving the notice required.
Source: Accruing leave (SafeWork SA). Awards, agreements and portable schemes in some industries set different rules.
Estimate yours with the long service leave calculator.
Earnings in SA: Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Barossa Valley
Full-time adults in South Australia earned an average of $1,970.20 a week in ordinary time in May 2026, compared with $2,083.70 nationally. Over a year that is $102,450, which leaves $79,466.40 after tax in 2026–27.
| Persons | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA | $1,970.20 | $2,043.20 | $1,858.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Adelaide (Greater Adelaide) | $762 |
| Mount Gambier (South Australia - South East) | $638 |
| Barossa Valley (Barossa - Yorke - Mid North) | $627 |
| South Australia | $734 |
| 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.
SA public sector pay
- Enterprise agreements (South Australian Employment Tribunal): Copies of registered agreements, including the SA Public Sector salaried and weekly paid 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 SA?
No. South Australians pay the same federal income tax, Medicare levy and HECS-HELP repayments as other Australians. On $80,000 you keep $64,200.00 in 2026–27, wherever in the country you work.
Does payroll tax come out of my pay?
No. Payroll tax in South Australia is a tax on employers’ wage bills. Employers with Australia-wide wages over $1,500,000 pay up to 4.95%, as set out by RevenueSA. Nothing is taken from your pay for it.
How many public holidays does SA have?
SA has 13 full-day public holidays in 2026–27, plus part-day holidays from 7pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. One of them is the Proclamation Day holiday: South Australia’s Proclamation Day is 28 December, but the public holiday is observed on 26 December, the day other states call Boxing Day. In 2026 it falls on a Saturday, so Monday 28 December is an extra public holiday.