Calculator foundation
Contractor vs Employee Calculator Australia
Foundation page for comparing employee take-home pay with contractor income scenarios.
Annual breakdown
Take-home: $77,212
Income tax: $20,788
Medicare: $2,000
HELP: $0
Take-home by frequency
Annual
$77,212
Monthly
$6,434
Fortnightly
$2,970
Weekly
$1,485
Hourly
$39.07
Assumptions and trace
- 2025-26 Australian financial year.
- Australian resident tax rates are used.
- Standard 2% Medicare levy applied. Low-income reductions, exemptions and surcharge are not modelled in this first release.
- No HELP, VSL, SSL or similar study debt repayment is included.
- Employer super is shown separately from bank-account pay.
- Medicare levy surcharge, offsets, spouse income and dependants are not included in this first release.
Input annualised
Converted from the entered income frequency.
Tax bracket
Applies above $45,000.
Income tax
Calculated from the selected financial-year tax brackets.
Medicare levy
Standard 2% Medicare levy applied. Low-income reductions, exemptions and surcharge are not modelled in this first release.
HELP repayment
Not applied.
Employer super
Shown separately because it usually goes to a super fund.
How to use this page
Contractor comparisons need GST, expenses, super, leave, insurance and tax timing. This page marks the pathway without overstating precision.
Use the pay calculator for the employee side while contractor-specific inputs are added.
This page is intentionally conservative. It exists as a search and product pathway, but unsupported specialist rules are not presented as finished calculations.
What this estimate includes
Australian financial-year tax brackets
Standard Medicare levy assumption
HELP repayment toggle
Employer super shown separately
Annual, monthly, fortnightly and weekly views
Plain-English assumptions and trace
Frequently asked questions
Does this include GST?
No. GST and business expense modelling are planned but not implemented yet.
Can it compare leave and super?
The employee super model exists, but full contractor comparison needs more inputs.