Tax on A$30,000 in Australia, 2026-27

For a resident with taxable income of A$30,000 and the full tax-free threshold, income tax in 2026-27 is A$1,770 and the Medicare levy at 2% is A$600, together A$2,370. That leaves A$27,630 before offsets.

The working

1. Nil on the first A$18,200.
2. 15c on A$11,800 (A$18,201 to A$30,000): A$1,770

Income tax: A$1,770. Medicare levy: 2% of A$30,000 = A$600.

Compared with 2025-26

In 2025-26 the same income paid A$1,888 of income tax, which is A$118 more than in 2026-27, because the rate in the second bracket is 16c then and 15c now.

What the numbers mean

The marginal rate, the rate on the next dollar you earn, is 15% income tax plus the 2% Medicare levy, which is 17% in all. The average rate, tax and levy divided by income, is 7.9%. An extra A$1,000 of taxable income would cost about A$170 in tax and levy, so you would keep about A$830 of it. The average is lower than the marginal rate because the first A$18,200 is taxed at nil and each bracket only applies to the slice of income inside it.

Not included

• Offsets such as the low income tax offset, which can reduce the tax at lower incomes.
• HELP repayments, the Medicare levy reduction or surcharge.
• Super, which the employer pays on top of the salary.

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Sources

• Australian Taxation Office (ato.gov.au), "Tax rates - Australian resident" (page last updated 13 August 2026) and "Medicare levy" (last updated 30 April 2026), saved and read on 13 November 2026. The tables were read from the printed page.
• Each Australian table was checked: the "plus" amount of every bracket equals the tax on the brackets below it.

Figures from the ATO, read on 13 November 2026, for Australian residents with the full tax-free threshold. Offsets, HELP, Medicare levy reduction and surcharge are not included. Not tax advice.