CONTRACTOR PAY CALCULATOR

How Our Contractor Pay Calculator Australia Works in 4 Quick Steps

1. Enter your hourly contractor rate: Add the hourly amount you want to calculate.
2. Set your work schedule: Choose your expected hours per week and weeks worked per year.
3. Adjust GST and superannuation: Select the settings that apply to the contractor rate you entered.
4. View your estimated contractor pay: Check your estimated income, tax, Medicare Levy and take-home pay across the available pay periods.

Note: Results from our Contractor Pay Calculator Australia are estimates based on the rate, schedule and settings you enter.

Calculate Contractor Pay Based on Your Work Schedule

Enter your hourly contractor rate and set the hours and weeks you expect to work. Our calculator uses these figures to estimate your earnings.

Example:

Hourly rate: $80
Hours per week: 38
Weeks per year: 48

$80 × 38 × 48 = $145,920 gross annual earnings

Working fewer weeks changes the result. At the same $80 hourly rate and 38 hours per week, working 44 weeks would give estimated gross earnings of $133,760.

Change your hours, weeks or rate whenever you want to calculate another working scenario.

Calculate Contractor Pay With GST

Use the Includes GST (10%) setting when GST applies to the contractor rate you enter.

For example, if your quoted rate includes GST, select the GST option before calculating. Our calculator will apply the setting when working out the relevant contractor pay figures.

If GST is not included in the rate you are entering, leave the setting off.

Note: This setting does not determine whether you are required to register for or charge GST.

Calculate Contractor Pay With Superannuation

Select the Includes Superannuation setting when it applies to the contractor rate you want to calculate.

Our calculator accounts for the selected super setting and shows the relevant superannuation figure alongside your contractor pay results.

For example, if you receive a contractor rate that includes super, select the appropriate option before calculating so your result reflects how the rate has been presented.

Check Your Estimated Contractor Take-Home Pay

Once you enter your rate and settings, our calculator gives you more than a gross income figure. You can review:

• Estimated taxable income
• Estimated income tax
• Estimated Medicare levy
• Superannuation where selected
• Estimated take-home pay

You can also test different rates. Calculate $70 per hour, then change it to $80 per hour using the same working schedule to see how the estimated income and take-home pay change.

View Contractor Pay Across Different Pay Periods

Our Contractor Pay Calculator lets you view your results as:

• Daily
• Weekly
• Fortnightly
• Monthly
• Annually

Use the annual result to check your longer-term earning estimate, or switch to weekly or fortnightly figures when you want to see your contractor pay over a shorter period.

What Your Contractor Pay Calculator Australia Covers 

Our Contractor Pay Calculator Australia provides general estimates based on the rate, work schedule and settings you enter.

Actual taxable income, tax and take-home pay may differ because of deductions, business expenses, GST circumstances, superannuation arrangements, other income, tax offsets, Medicare adjustments, residency status and individual circumstances.

The calculator does not determine your employee/contractor status, GST registration requirements or legal superannuation obligations.

Note: Results are estimates only and should not be treated as personalised tax, financial, accounting or legal advice.