Medicare levy calculator
The Medicare levy is 2% of your taxable income, paid on top of income tax.
On a low income you pay less or nothing. Enter your taxable income to see your levy as a single person with no dependants.
How it's calculated
- If your taxable income is $28,011 or less, you pay no Medicare levy.
- Between $28,011 and $35,013, the levy is capped at 10% of the income above $28,011.
- Above $35,013 you pay the full 2%.
An example
With a taxable income of $29,000 the levy is $98.90 instead of $580.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Medicare levy for?
It helps fund some of the costs of Medicare, Australia's public health system.
Is the Medicare levy surcharge the same thing?
No. The Medicare levy surcharge is a separate levy that some people pay on top of the Medicare levy. This calculator does not include it.
Do the thresholds apply to families?
Families and people entitled to the seniors and pensioners tax offset have other thresholds based on family income. This calculator uses the threshold for single people with no dependants.
Where do the thresholds come from?
They are set in the Medicare Levy Act 1986, and Parliament changes them by amending that Act. The calculator uses the amounts in force today.
Key terms
- Threshold amount
- The taxable income at or below which no Medicare levy is payable.
- Phase-in limit
- The income at which the reduced levy ends and the full levy applies.
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