Answers · 2026-27
An employee earns A$63,420 a year and claims the tax-free threshold. How much PAYG withholding is that for the year?
The answer
A$9,546
for the year
That is A$4,020 on the first A$45,000 plus 30% of A$18,420 above it.
How it was computed
| Annual wage | A$63,420 |
|---|---|
| Bracket threshold | A$45,000 |
| Base withholding at threshold | A$4,020 |
| Rate above threshold | 30% |
| Withheld | A$9,546 |
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$9,814 |
|---|
Ask it about your own figures.
The same working, with its source.