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If I earn $95,000 and live in NSW…

Annual salary (before super)$95,000
State or territory
your numbers · FY 2025–26
Take-home per year
$72,312
$6,026 per month · 76.1% of gross
Income tax
—
Medicare levy
—
HECS/HELP
—
Super (12%)
—
Stamp duty · NSW
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Effective rate
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sources: ato.gov.au · study.gov.au · state revenue offices · updated today
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What do I take home on $90k?
$71,112
78.6% after tax & Medicare
Super guarantee in 2025–26?
12%
up from 11.5% on 1 Jul 2025
Stamp duty, NSW, $800k?
$31,535
owner-occupier · FHB exempt
HECS repayment on $85k?
5%
~$4,250/yr · band 9 of 18
Medicare levy?
2%
on taxable income over $26,000
PBS scripts, from Jan 2026?
$25
general · concession stays $7.70
Concessional super cap?
$30,000
including the 12% employer SG
Paid parental leave, from July?
26 wks
up from 22 · plus super on PPL

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540+ pages · all sources linked · FY 2025–26
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Guarantee now 12%
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▲ 73 DAYS TO JULY 1 · FY 2026–27 BEGINS

Six changes hit your pay-slip at once.

Payday super. A flat $1,000 standard deduction. Division 296 on balances over three million. Paid parental leave to 26 weeks. The Solar Sharer scheme. The final Stage 3 tweak. We turned the gazette notice into one page you can actually read.

Read the brief →
→SG → 12%super guarantee rate
→Payday superevery pay, not every quarter
→Std deduction $1,000no receipts needed
→Div 29615% on balances >$3m
→PPL · 26 weeksplus super on PPL
→Solar Sharerexcess solar → neighbours
pay day super! finally.

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