Work calculators
Leave hours, overtime, timesheets, shift length and pay conversions. Business-day counts use Australian public holidays by state.
- Australian salary / take-home pay calculatorEstimate weekly, fortnightly, monthly and annual take-home pay from an Australian resident salary, using ATO PAYG withholding for each pay and year-end tax for the annual figure.
- Superannuation calculatorCalculate the 12% Superannuation Guarantee on an Australian salary, including the maximum contribution base and salary-plus-super packages.
- Salary package calculatorSplit a job ad into base salary, 12% employer super and optional extra benefits, whether the figure includes super or not.
- Hourly and annual salary converterConvert hourly, weekly, fortnightly, monthly and annual pay, and pro-rate a part-time salary from a 38-hour week.
- Pay rise calculatorSee what a percentage or dollar pay rise does to weekly, monthly and annual pay.
- Business days calculatorCount Australian business days between two dates, or add and subtract working days, with national and state public holidays.
- Workdays per year calculatorCount weekdays minus public holidays in a calendar year for an Australian state or territory.
- Australian public holiday calendarList public holidays for a year in a chosen state or territory, including many observed-Monday rules.
- Annual leave hours and days converterConvert leave hours to days and back using a 7.6-hour day (38-hour week) unless you set another day length.
- Overtime pay calculatorEstimate ordinary pay plus overtime at a multiplier such as time-and-a-half.
- Timesheet pay calculatorTurn a block of hours into pay, with overtime after a daily or weekly threshold you choose.
- Shift length calculatorWork out paid hours from start time, finish time and an unpaid break, including overnight shifts.
Work calculations tend to be about reconciling two different units: hours against days, a roster against a pay cycle, an hourly rate against an annual salary. The arithmetic is simple; the definitions are where disputes come from.
Because entitlements in Australia depend on your award or enterprise agreement, these tools deliberately calculate the general case and tell you what they assume. Where an agreement sets a different rule — a different ordinary week, a different overtime multiplier, a different leave accrual — the agreement governs and the Fair Work Ombudsman is the place to check.
Which tool do you need?
- Converting a leave balance in hours into days you can actually take: use the leave calculator with your own ordinary hours.
- Working out overtime at penalty rates: use the overtime calculator, then check the multipliers against your award.
- Adding up a week of start and finish times: use the timesheet calculator, and the shift calculator for a single shift with breaks.
- Converting an hourly rate to an annual salary or back: use the salary conversion calculator.
- Counting how many working days are in a year for planning or costing: use the workdays per year calculator.
Common questions
Are unpaid breaks deducted from a shift?
Yes, where you enter them. An unpaid meal break is not time worked, so it comes out of the paid hours. Paid rest breaks stay in. What you are entitled to depends on your award or agreement.
Is a full-time week 38 hours or 40?
The National Employment Standards set ordinary hours at 38 per week for a full-time employee, though averaging arrangements and individual agreements vary. These tools let you set your own ordinary hours rather than assuming one figure.
Do these tools know my award rates?
No. There are hundreds of modern awards with different penalty rates, allowances and loadings. The calculators apply the rates and multipliers you enter, so get those from your award, agreement or payslip.
Before you rely on a result
Every calculator on this page shows the formula it used, the assumptions it made and the source of any regulated figure. Results are estimates and not professional advice — the disclaimer explains the limits, and the guides explain the reasoning in more depth.