I have been offered a salary of $120k plus Super plus LAFHA and am trying to work out how much I will take home each month. Can you help?! Also, is Super taxable or should tax be calculated before Super is added? And can I take my Super home with me should I return to the UK in a few years?! I'm struggling to find simple answers from the AU Government web sites...

Many thanks

To calculate your take home pay I would need to know how much LAFHA you will be getting. Or at least an estimate that I can use as a base point.

Super is not taxed - it is paid to your super fund direct by your employer. Yes you can take it with you when you leave.

Oh, they haven't specified. Are there a number of options/levels available then?

Thanks for your help with this!

Just discovered that my LAFHA will be equal to my monthly rent which is approx $3300.

OK - I have had to make a few more assumptions - that I should have asked you !

I have assumed you are NOT single - if you are then if you dont have Private Medical Insurance you would have to pay another $800 per year in Medicare Levy Surcharge.

Basically you take your gross income, subtract the LAFHA then calculate the tax payable on the lower amount. Deduct the tax and medicare which gives you your nett pay. Then you can add back on the LAFHA amount and divide by 12 to get the monthly sum (or by 52/26 if paid weekly or fortnightly).

I reckon you are going to get about $8300 PCM including LAFHA of $3300.

If you didnt get LAFHA your take home pay would be around $7000.

The taxation details came from here:-

http://www.ato.gov.au/content/downloads/n1007-05-2007.pdf

Many thanks again for your help.