Answers · 2026-27
An employee earns A$146,900 a year and claims the tax-free threshold. How much PAYG withholding is that for the year?
The answer
A$35,423
for the year
That is A$31,020 on the first A$135,000 plus 37% of A$11,900 above it.
How it was computed
| Annual wage | A$146,900 |
|---|---|
| Bracket threshold | A$135,000 |
| Base withholding at threshold | A$31,020 |
| Rate above threshold | 37% |
| Withheld | A$35,423 |
An annual estimate from the 2026-27 resident tax scale, before the Medicare levy, offsets and study loan repayments. The ATO's per-period withholding tables (NAT 1004) are not carried, so this is not a per-pay figure.
Prior years
| 2025-26 | A$35,691 |
|---|
Ask it about your own figures.
The same working, with its source.