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Gross pay has income tax, the Medicare Levy, and any compulsory HELP repayment subtracted from it. Superannuation is calculated separately and paid on top by the employer rather than deducted from take-home pay.

No, unless a person chooses to salary sacrifice part of their pay into super voluntarily. The standard employer Superannuation Guarantee contribution — 11% in 2023–24, 11.5% in 2024–25, and 12% from 2025–26 — is paid in addition to salary.

For 2023–24 and 2024–25, once repayment income crossed the relevant threshold, a single percentage rate applied to total repayment income. From 2025–26, the system changed to a marginal calculation: a rate applies only to the portion of repayment income above the threshold.

Each employer withholds tax based on the income they pay you, usually assuming only one job unless told otherwise. Combined income across both jobs is reconciled at tax time, which can mean extra tax is owed if withholding wasn’t adjusted for the second job.

Overtime is added to income for the pay cycle it lands in, which can temporarily increase withholding for that cycle. It isn’t taxed at a punitive rate — the correct amount is reconciled across the financial year.

Casual loading is a percentage added to the base hourly rate, generally to compensate for not receiving paid leave entitlements. It increases gross pay and is taxed the same way as ordinary earnings.

An arrangement where part of your pre-tax salary is redirected into another benefit, such as extra superannuation, before income tax is calculated — lowering taxable income in the process.

Yes, when structured as a pre-tax deduction, novated lease payments reduce taxable income in a similar way to salary sacrifice, though fringe benefits tax rules can apply depending on the arrangement.

A bonus is added to income for the period it’s paid in and taxed as though that amount were earned every cycle, which can over-withhold in the short term. It’s reconciled correctly at tax time.

Salary is the gross contracted figure before anything is deducted. Take-home pay is what’s left after income tax, the Medicare Levy, and any compulsory repayments — the amount that actually reaches your account.

Part-time pay is generally the full-time rate scaled to the proportion of hours actually worked. Tax is calculated on the lower annualised income, which usually means a lower average tax rate than the equivalent full-time role.

Side income is generally added to your main salary for tax purposes, which can push part of it into a higher tax bracket. Whether it’s treated as employment income or business income affects what deductions and reporting apply — a registered tax agent can confirm the right treatment for your situation.

Contractor payments are typically business revenue rather than PAYG salary. There’s usually no automatic tax withholding, superannuation, or leave entitlement — a contractor generally needs to set aside their own income tax and, if they choose, their own super contributions.