Nurse Take-Home Pay Calculator Australia | 2025–26
Your base rate is only the start. Pick your state, then add the nights, weekends and overtime you actually work and see what really lands — after tax, Medicare, HECS and salary packaging. Built from each state's public-sector nurses' award.Estimate nurse take-home pay with penalties, overtime, tax, HECS & packaging (2025–26).
Results
Annual income
$80,966
$64,269*net (after tax)
Fortnightly income
$3,114
$2,472*net (after tax)
Packaging saving
$0
* After tax and Medicare levy. Estimate only for Registered Nurse — 1st year (New South Wales public health), 2025–26 rates.
Gross pay per year — same roster, FTE & equivalent RN step on each state's ladder.
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Assumptions & sources
How it's calculated
Base salaries and penalty loadings come from each state's current public-sector nurses' & midwives' agreement (afternoon/night/Saturday/Sunday loadings differ by state). Overtime 1.5×/2×, 17.5% leave loading, 2025–26 tax/Medicare/HECS. Public-holiday pay is simplified to a representative worked rate — confirm against your award. Estimate only.