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PAYG withholding · 2026-27

An employee earns A$84,760 a year and claims the tax-free threshold. How much PAYG withholding is that for the year?

The answerCalculated
A$15,948 for the year

That is A$4,020 on the first A$45,000 plus 30% of A$39,760 above it.

How it was computed

Annual wageA$84,760
Bracket thresholdA$45,000
Base withholding at thresholdA$4,020
Rate above threshold30%
WithheldA$15,948

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

2025-26A$16,216

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