Pay Rise Calculator
Enter your salary and a pay rise as a percentage or in dollars to see what it adds to your take-home pay each week, fortnight, month and year, and how it compares with inflation.
Your pay rise after tax
Extra take-home pay a fortnight
$83.69
$2,176.00 a year after tax from a $3,200.00 (4%) rise
- Salary before
- $80,000.00
- Salary after
- $83,200.00
- Rise before tax
- +$3,200.00 (4%)
- Rise after tax
- +$2,176.00
- Share you keep
- 68%
- Compared with inflation (4%)
- 0% above
Rates checked 12 October 2026 against the ATO · How we calculate · Calculated in your browser; nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
Rise after tax by pay cycle
| Take-home pay per | Before | After | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week | $1,234.62 | $1,276.46 | +$41.84 |
| Fortnight | $2,469.23 | $2,552.92 | +$83.69 |
| Month | $5,350.00 | $5,531.33 | +$181.33 |
| Year | $64,200.00 | $66,376.00 | +$2,176.00 |
Inflation comparison
A pay rise only increases what you can buy if it is bigger than the rise in prices. The Consumer Price Index rose 4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and wages across the economy grew 3.2% in the 12 months to the June quarter 2026.
On $80,000, keeping up with 4% inflation needs a rise of $3,200.00 before tax. Because tax takes part of any rise, your take-home pay grows by a smaller percentage than your salary: $2,176.00, or 3.4% of take-home pay.
Sources: Consumer Price Index, Australia, August 2026, released 30 September 2026; Wage Price Index, Australia, June 2026, released 19 August 2026 (Australian Bureau of Statistics).
Before you ask for a rise
Check the minimum pay for your role in your award, compare the market rate for similar jobs, and work out the take-home amount you need. The reverse salary calculator turns a take-home target into a salary, and compare job offers puts a counter-offer side by side with your current pay.
Frequently asked questions
How much of a pay rise do I keep after tax?
Your rise is taxed at your marginal rate plus the 2% Medicare levy. On $80,000, a 4% rise of $3,200.00 adds $2,176.00 to take-home pay, so you keep 68%. On $40,000 you keep 78% of the same percentage rise, and on $200,000, 53%.
Can a pay rise leave me worse off?
Not through income tax: only the extra dollars are taxed at the higher rate. The Medicare levy surcharge is different, because crossing an income threshold without private hospital cover adds the surcharge on all your income, which can cancel out a small rise. The calculator includes it if you untick private hospital cover.
How do I work out a pay rise percentage?
Divide the increase by your old salary and multiply by 100. A rise from $80,000 to $83,000 is $3,000 ÷ $80,000 = 3.75%. Choose “Dollars a year” in the calculator to enter the rise as an amount.