Working Two Part-Time Jobs in Australia: Tax & Super Explained
Two part-time jobs in Australia? Learn the tax-free threshold rule, why you can still owe tax at return time, and how super works across both employers.
Two part-time jobs in Australia? Learn the tax-free threshold rule, why you can still owe tax at return time, and how super works across both employers.
Overtime is taxed at your marginal rate in Australia — there is no special overtime tax. See worked examples, PAYG withholding traps and the super rules.
Super death benefit tax depends on who receives it. Tax dependants pay nothing on a lump sum; non-dependants pay 15% on the taxed element, 30% on untaxed.
Ordinary time earnings (OTE) decide how much super your employer must pay. See what counts, what doesn't, the 12% SG rate and the 2026-27 limits.
Learn how to check your Australian payslip line by line — gross pay, PAYG tax, super, leave balances and the Fair Work rules your employer must follow.
On $85,000 in Australia in 2025-26 you pay $16,288 income tax plus $1,700 Medicare levy, keeping $67,012. Full weekly, fortnightly and monthly breakdown.
No super is paid on unused annual leave paid out when you leave a job — it's not ordinary time earnings. See what does and doesn't attract SG at termination.
If your income drops below the $67,000 HECS threshold in 2025-26, your compulsory repayment falls to zero. How the new marginal rates work when pay falls.
To take home $750 a week after tax you need to earn about $44,010 a year in 2025-26. Full breakdown, hourly rates and minimum-wage comparison.
To take home $3,000 a week after tax in Australia you need a salary of about $230,449 a year. See the full gross-to-net breakdown for 2025-26.