Couple & household
What does your household take home?
Put both salaries in and see the couple's real position — combined take-home pay, tax and levies, who carries more of it, and why two incomes are taxed less than one.
What does your household take home?
Two incomes, one household — combined take-home pay, tax and levies, and the effective rate the pair of you actually pays.
Partner A
Partner B
Your household takes home
$120,960
per year ($120,960/year) between you — a household effective tax rate of 19%.
Combined take-home
$120,960
Combined tax + levies
$29,040
Combined super
$0
On gross of
$150,000
Take-home
$120,960
Income tax
$26,040
Medicare levy
$3,000
Resident rates, 2026-27, incl. the 2% Medicare levy. The Medicare levy surcharge uses the combined family threshold (2026-27); you hold private hospital cover. Open the breakdown for the per-partner detail. A guide, not tax advice.