$25 an hour is below the $26.44 National Minimum Wage from 1 July 2026. It can still be legal under some award, junior, apprentice or introductory rates, so check the award that covers the job.
$25 an hour on different hours
Gross pay and fortnightly take-home on other weekly hours, over 52 paid weeks at the ordinary rate. Awards usually pay more for overtime beyond 38 hours, so if yours does, the 45-hour figure is a minimum.
Hours a week
Per year, before tax
Take-home a fortnight
20
$26,000.00
$981.92
25
$32,500.00
$1,177.16
30
$39,000.00
$1,374.04
35
$45,500.00
$1,566.83
38
$49,400.00
$1,666.58
45
$58,500.00
$1,899.33
Tax on $25 an hour
On $49,400 a year you pay $5,081 income tax (after a $259 low income tax offset) and $988 Medicare levy, leaving $43,331.00 a year. Full salary breakdowns: $49,000 after tax · $50,000 after tax.
$1,666.58 a fortnight for a 38-hour week in 2026–27, for a resident with private hospital cover and no HELP debt. Before tax it's $1,900 a fortnight.
How much super do I get on $25 an hour?+
Your employer pays 12% super on top: $5,928.00 a year into your super fund at 38 hours a week.
What is $25 an hour for 20 hours a week?+
$26,000 a year before tax, or about $981.92 a fortnight take-home.
What if I work casual?+
Casual employees usually get a 25% casual loading instead of paid leave, so a casual rate is higher than the equivalent permanent rate. If $25 an hour already includes casual loading, the yearly figure assumes you work every week, with no unpaid time off.