# Weekly tax table 2026-27

Source: https://calculatax.com/tax/tax-tables/weekly/
Title: Weekly Tax Table 2026-27 (Tax Withheld Per Week)
Last updated: 2026-11-06

The weekly tax table for 2026-27 shows the tax your employer withholds from each week's pay. On **$1,250 a week**, that's $219 if you claim the tax-free threshold and $329 if you don't, using [ATO Schedule 1 formulas](https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/payg-withholding-schedule-1-statement-of-formulas-for-calculating-amounts-to-be-withheld/coefficients-to-use-in-formulas-for-withholding-from-weekly-payments) for payments from 1 July 2026.

The weekly scale is the base for all the [ATO tax tables](https://calculatax.com/tax/tax-tables/): fortnightly and monthly amounts are converted to a weekly figure first. The amounts are PAYG withholding for Australian residents for tax purposes and include the 2% Medicare levy.

| Weekly pay of $1,250 | Amount |
|---|---|
| Tax withheld, tax-free threshold claimed (scale 2) | $219 |
| Tax withheld, no tax-free threshold (scale 1) | $329 |
| Extra HELP/STSL withholding, scale 2 | $0 |
| Extra HELP/STSL withholding, scale 1 | $40 |
| Take-home pay, scale 2, no study debt | $1,031 |

*2026-27 weekly withholding, default example. Source: ATO Schedule 1 and Schedule 8.*

| Weekly earnings | With tax-free threshold (scale 2) | No tax-free threshold (scale 1) |
|---|---|---|
| $100 | $0 | $15 |
| $150 | $0 | $22 |
| $200 | $0 | $31 |
| $250 | $0 | $41 |
| $300 | $0 | $52 |
| $350 | $0 | $62 |
| $400 | $6 | $72 |
| $450 | $13 | $81 |
| $500 | $21 | $90 |
| $550 | $30 | $104 |
| $600 | $42 | $120 |
| $650 | $55 | $136 |
| $700 | $65 | $152 |
| $750 | $74 | $168 |
| $800 | $83 | $184 |
| $850 | $91 | $200 |
| $900 | $106 | $217 |
| $950 | $122 | $233 |
| $1,000 | $138 | $249 |
| $1,050 | $154 | $265 |
| $1,100 | $170 | $281 |
| $1,150 | $186 | $297 |
| $1,200 | $202 | $313 |
| $1,250 | $219 | $329 |
| $1,300 | $235 | $345 |
| $1,350 | $251 | $361 |
| $1,400 | $267 | $377 |
| $1,450 | $283 | $393 |
| $1,500 | $299 | $409 |
| $1,550 | $315 | $425 |
| $1,600 | $331 | $441 |
| $1,650 | $347 | $457 |
| $1,700 | $363 | $473 |
| $1,750 | $379 | $489 |
| $1,800 | $395 | $505 |
| $1,850 | $411 | $521 |
| $1,900 | $427 | $537 |
| $1,950 | $443 | $553 |
| $2,000 | $459 | $569 |
| $2,100 | $491 | $601 |
| $2,200 | $523 | $633 |
| $2,300 | $555 | $669 |
| $2,400 | $587 | $708 |
| $2,500 | $619 | $747 |
| $2,600 | $651 | $786 |
| $2,700 | $690 | $825 |
| $2,800 | $729 | $864 |
| $2,900 | $768 | $903 |
| $3,000 | $807 | $942 |
| $3,100 | $846 | $981 |
| $3,200 | $885 | $1,020 |
| $3,300 | $924 | $1,059 |
| $3,400 | $963 | $1,105 |
| $3,500 | $1,002 | $1,152 |
| $3,600 | $1,041 | $1,199 |
| $3,700 | $1,084 | $1,246 |
| $3,800 | $1,131 | $1,293 |
| $3,900 | $1,178 | $1,340 |
| $4,000 | $1,225 | $1,387 |
| $4,100 | $1,272 | $1,434 |
| $4,200 | $1,319 | $1,481 |
| $4,300 | $1,366 | $1,528 |
| $4,400 | $1,413 | $1,575 |
| $4,500 | $1,460 | $1,622 |
| $4,600 | $1,507 | $1,669 |
| $4,700 | $1,554 | $1,716 |
| $4,800 | $1,601 | $1,763 |
| $4,900 | $1,648 | $1,810 |
| $5,000 | $1,695 | $1,857 |

*2026-27 weekly tax withheld for Australian residents, Schedule 1 scales 2 and 1, for payments from 1 July 2026. Includes the Medicare levy. $50 steps to $2,000, then $100 steps. Source: ATO.*

Change log: rebuilt for the Schedule 1 coefficients that apply from 1 July 2026, when the 16% rate fell to 15%. The 2025-26 weekly table no longer applies to pay made after 30 June 2026.

## Reading the weekly table: how earnings are rounded

Every row comes from the same three steps. Take $1,250 with the tax-free threshold claimed.

1. **Tidy the earnings.** The ATO formula drops the cents from your weekly earnings and adds 99 cents. For $1,250, x is $1,250.99.
2. **Apply y = a·x − b.** $1,250.99 falls in the scale 2 row for earnings under $1,282, where a is 0.3227 and b is 185.1935. That gives $218.50097.
3. **Round to the nearest dollar.** $218.50097 rounds up to $219. A week of $1,250.75 gives the same $219, because the cents are ignored.

The table moves in $50 and $100 steps. If your pay sits between two rows, the [PAYG withholding calculator](https://calculatax.com/tax/payg-withholding-calculator/) runs the exact formula instead of an estimate between rows. Within a row the formula is a straight line, so the gap between rows is close to even.

## Weeks when scale 1 (no tax-free threshold) applies

Scale 1 applies when you haven't claimed the tax-free threshold on your TFN declaration with that payer. Most people use it for a second job, because the $18,200 threshold can only be claimed once across all employers.

Scale 1 boundaries sit $350 below scale 2, which is $18,200 divided by 52. On $1,250 a week the gap is $110: $329 against $219.

### What a $400-a-week second job looks like

A second job paying $400 a week has $72 withheld under scale 1. If the threshold were claimed there as well, only $6 would come out. That second job is taxed at your highest rate at the end of the year, so the shortfall shows up as a bill.

Foreign residents, people without a TFN and people with a Medicare levy exemption use scales 3 to 6. Those scales aren't in the weekly table.

## Weekly HELP and STSL withholding on top

If you have a HECS-HELP or other study and training support loan (STSL), Schedule 8 adds a second amount on top of the weekly tax. With the tax-free threshold claimed, nothing is added until weekly earnings reach $1,337. Without it, the extra starts at $987.

| Weekly earnings | HELP/STSL extra, threshold claimed | HELP/STSL extra, threshold not claimed |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | $0 | $2 |
| $1,250 | $0 | $40 |
| $1,500 | $25 | $77 |
| $2,000 | $100 | $152 |
| $2,500 | $175 | $234 |
| $3,000 | $260 | $300 |
| $4,000 | $400 | $400 |

*2026-27 Schedule 8 study and training support loan component per week. Source: ATO.*

At $1,250 a week, scale 2 adds nothing because $65,000 a year is below the $69,528 repayment threshold. The final HELP repayment is worked out at tax time from your repayment income, and the weekly amounts are credited against it.

## One week vs the whole year: overtime spikes even out at tax time

Each week is withheld as if you earned that amount every week of the year. A big overtime week is therefore withheld at a higher rate than the tax it actually adds.

Ordinary weeks run close as well. A full year at $1,250 a week has $11,388 withheld, against estimated tax and Medicare levy of $11,295 after a $25 low income tax offset. Your notice of assessment settles the difference.

To turn a weekly amount into take-home pay with super and HELP shown, use the [weekly tax calculator](https://calculatax.com/salary/weekly-pay-calculator/).

**A $3,250 week: the usual $1,250 plus $2,000 of overtime**

| Step | Working | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Withheld on the overtime | $904 for the week instead of $219 | +$685 |
| Tax and Medicare levy it adds, about | On a $65,000 year | −$665 |
| **Comes back at tax time, about** |  | **$20** |

## What the weekly figures leave out

The table covers ordinary weekly pay only. Bonuses, commissions and back pay follow the ATO's [Schedule 5 tax table](https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/schedule-5-tax-table-for-back-payments-commissions-bonuses-and-similar-payments/working-out-the-withholding-amount). Pre-tax deductions such as salary sacrifice reduce the earnings you start from.

The figures don't include the Medicare levy surcharge, tax offsets you've asked to be built into withholding, or a withholding variation approved by the ATO. Your final tax depends on income for the whole year.

Pay that arrives every two weeks or once a month goes through the same scales after conversion, shown in the [fortnightly tax table](https://calculatax.com/tax/tax-tables/fortnightly/) and the [monthly tax table](https://calculatax.com/tax/tax-tables/monthly/).

## Weekly tax table questions: leave loading, casual shifts, backpay and payslips

### Is leave loading taxed through the weekly table?

Yes, when leave loading is paid pro rata with your leave pay, it's added to that week's earnings. A $200 loading on a $1,250 week lifts withholding from $219 to $283 with the tax-free threshold. When loading is paid as a lump sum, the [ATO rules on allowances, leave and other payments](https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/payg-withholding-schedule-1-statement-of-formulas-for-calculating-amounts-to-be-withheld/allowances-leave-and-other-payments) send it through Schedule 5 instead, so the amount can differ.

### How is tax worked out when casual shifts change every week?

Each week is withheld on that week's pay alone. A casual who earns $800 one week and $1,600 the next has $83 and $331 withheld, a total of $414. Two even weeks of $1,200 would have $404 withheld. You don't lose the extra $10, because tax time compares withholding with tax on your total income.

### How is backpay taxed if it lands in one week?

Backpay doesn't go through the weekly table as a normal week. The ATO's Schedule 5 sets separate methods: Method B(i) for back payments covering current-year pay periods and Method B(ii) for earlier years. Adding it to one week's earnings would withhold it as if you earned that every week, which overstates the tax.

### How much tax is withheld from $1,000 a week?

On $1,000 a week, $138 is withheld if you claim the tax-free threshold, leaving $862. Without the threshold, $249 is withheld. The $1,000 row in the 2026-27 table above shows both amounts. A HELP debt adds nothing at this level when the threshold is claimed, but $2 a week when it isn't.

### Why does my payslip differ from the weekly tax table?

Your payslip can differ from the $1,250 row and others for several reasons. Common causes are a different scale, a HELP or STSL debt, salary sacrifice taken out before tax, or an extra payment such as a bonus in the same week. Some employers also withhold more at your written request.

*Estimates only, based on published rates for 2026-27. General information, not tax or financial advice.*

## Sources

- [ATO: Schedule 1 coefficients for weekly payments](https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/payg-withholding-schedule-1-statement-of-formulas-for-calculating-amounts-to-be-withheld/coefficients-to-use-in-formulas-for-withholding-from-weekly-payments)
- [ATO: Working out the weekly earnings](https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/payg-withholding-schedule-1-statement-of-formulas-for-calculating-amounts-to-be-withheld/working-out-the-weekly-earnings)
- [ATO: Schedule 8 STSL components](https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/schedule-8-statement-of-formulas-for-calculating-study-and-training-support-loans-components)
- [ATO: Schedule 5 back payments, commissions, bonuses](https://www.ato.gov.au/tax-rates-and-codes/schedule-5-tax-table-for-back-payments-commissions-bonuses-and-similar-payments/working-out-the-withholding-amount)