Weekly Tax Table 2026
The weekly tax table for payments from 1 July 2026 withholds $33 from weekly earnings of $563 when the tax-free threshold is claimed, and $108 when it is not.
Last updated October 2026.
Key takeaways
- From 1 July 2026, $563 a week withholds $33 with the tax-free threshold and $108 without it.
- Column 2 already includes Medicare. Do not add 2% again.
- The previous table (to 30 June 2026) withheld $39 and $114 on the same $563.
- Schedule 5 is for back pay, commissions, bonuses and lump-sum leave loading, not ordinary weekly wages.
- Employer super of 12% sits on top of the week. It is not a line in the withholding table.
1. Sample rows from the weekly tax table
Calculated with Schedule 1 coefficients for payments from 1 July 2026: y = a × (whole dollars + $0.99) − b, rounded to the nearest dollar. $563 matches the ATO weekly tax table example ($33 and $108). Net is gross minus column 2. Super is 12% of gross and is not subtracted. Other brackets are on the tax rates hub.
| Weekly earnings | Column 2 — tax-free threshold | Column 3 — no threshold | Net after column 2 | Employer super 12% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | $21 | $90 | $479 | $60 |
| $563 | $33 | $108 | $530 | $68 |
| $800 | $83 | $184 | $717 | $96 |
| $1,000 | $138 | $249 | $862 | $120 |
| $1,200 | $202 | $313 | $998 | $144 |
| $1,500 | $299 | $409 | $1,201 | $180 |
| $2,000 | $459 | $569 | $1,541 | $240 |
| $2,500 | $619 | $747 | $1,881 | $300 |
| $3,000 | $807 | $942 | $2,193 | $360 |
| $4,000 | $1,225 | $1,387 | $2,775 | $480 |
2. Claiming the tax-free threshold changes the column
The weekly tax table published 17 June 2026 applies to payments from 1 July 2026. Ignore cents, then:
- Column 2 — tax-free threshold claimed. $563 withholds $33.
- Column 3 — threshold not claimed. $563 withholds $108.
The same earnings on the table that ran from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026 withheld $39 and $114. A payslip dated after 1 July 2026 that still uses $39 is on the old table. A second job usually uses column 3, because the threshold is claimed only once. Fortnightly pay uses a different table — the fortnightly tax table.
3. Medicare is already inside column 2
Scale 2 incorporates the Medicare levy. The Schedule 1 statement of formulas says no Medicare levy is payable on scale 2 when weekly earnings are $538 or less, the levy shades in up to $673, and from there it is part of the coefficient. Column 2 on $800 is $83. That figure is the withholding amount. It is not $83 plus another 2% of $800.
A tax offset reduces column 2 only. The ATO ready reckoner turns a $1,000 annual offset into $19 a week. On $563, column 2 of $33 minus $19 leaves $14. Do not apply that offset to column 3, to a foreign resident, or when no TFN was quoted. Study-loan withholding is added after that step. The dollar rates are on the study and training support loans weekly tax table, not in this salary table. Model a full year on the take-home pay calculator and read the HECS-HELP guide before you add a loan.
No TFN means 47% of each dollar for a resident and 45% for a foreign resident, ignoring cents, with no offsets and no study-loan add-on. A foreign resident who has quoted a TFN uses the foreign-resident weekly rates on the same ATO page: 30 cents in the dollar up to $2,595.
4. Schedule 5 is not this table
Ordinary weekly wages, paid parental leave, directors’ fees and pro-rata leave loading stay on the weekly tax table. If leave loading is paid as a lump sum, the ATO weekly tax table says to use Schedule 5 — the tax table for back payments, commissions, bonuses and similar payments. A search for “PAYG on schedule 5” is that lump-sum table, not column 2 of this one.
In a year with 53 weekly pays, the table (built on 52 pays) can withhold too little. The extra amount a payee can ask for, from the 1 July 2026 instructions, is:
- $875 to $2,574 a week — extra $3
- $2,575 to $3,649 — extra $7
- $3,650 and over — extra $12
Marginal rates for the year are a different document from the weekly withholding row. Compare them on the 2025–26 tax rates page when the question is the annual bracket, not the pay-week lookup.
5. How to read a weekly payslip
- Add allowances that belong in this week, then ignore cents.
- Use column 2 only if this is the job where the tax-free threshold is claimed.
- Do not add 2% Medicare on top of that dollar.
- Subtract a tax offset only from column 2, using the weekly ready-reckoner value.
- Add study-loan withholding only if a HELP, VSL, FS, SSL or AASL debt was declared. Compare two offers on the salary comparator after the weekly withholding is fixed.
Sources
- Australian Taxation Office — Weekly tax table, payments from 1 July 2026
- ATO Schedule 1 — coefficients for weekly payments
- ATO Schedule 1 — formula y = ax − b and rounding
Fortnightly tax table
A different pay period. Do not divide a fortnight by two and assume it matches this weekly row.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official Australian tax, superannuation, and take-home pay guidance grounded in current ATO rulings.
What does the weekly tax table withhold from $563?
For payments from 1 July 2026, the ATO weekly tax table withholds $33 from weekly earnings of $563 when the tax-free threshold is claimed (column 2). If the threshold is not claimed (column 3), the amount is $108. Ignore cents before you look up the row, so $563.60 uses the $563 row.
Is Medicare added on top of the weekly tax table?
No. Scale 2 already includes the Medicare levy. Adding another 2% on top of column 2 double-counts it. A Medicare levy adjustment is a subtraction, and only after a Medicare levy variation declaration.
What was the old amount for $563?
The weekly tax table for 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026 withheld $39 with the tax-free threshold and $114 without it. Those amounts do not apply to a pay made on or after 1 July 2026.
Is Schedule 5 the weekly tax table?
No. Schedule 5 is the tax table for back payments, commissions, bonuses and similar payments. Use it when leave loading is paid as a lump sum. Ordinary weekly salary uses this weekly tax table.
How much extra is withheld in a 53-pay year?
The 1 July 2026 weekly tax table says an extra $3 a week when weekly earnings are $875 to $2,574, $7 when they are $2,575 to $3,649, and $12 when they are $3,650 or more. That extra amount is only if the payee asks for it.