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Australia 2026-27 · United Kingdom 2026/27

A$80,000 in Sydney — what you need in London

To take home the same as A$80,000 does in Australia, you need £42,348 in the United Kingdom. Move on the same salary and you would keep more: A$80,000 converts to £42,592, which leaves £34,186 after tax — A$331 more a year in your pocket.

A$63,880
what you keep now
on a salary ofA$80,000 20.2% taken
Australia · Sydney
GrossA$80,000
Income taxA$14,520
Medicare levyA$1,600
Take-homeA$63,880
Notes
Resident for tax purposes, no private health insurance surcharge. Superannuation is paid by the employer on top of salary, so it is not deducted here.
£34,010
the same, over there
on a salary of£42,348 19.7% taken
United Kingdom · London
Gross£42,348
Income tax£5,956
National Insurance£2,382
Take-home£34,010
Notes
Employee National Insurance, standard tax code, no pension contributions.
The three numbers that matter
Matching salary in United Kingdom£42,348
the same salary, simply converted£42,592
Effective rate, Australia20.2%
Effective rate, United Kingdom19.7%
Exchange rate used1 AUD = 0.5324 GBP

What this does and does not include

This compares take-home pay only — income tax and compulsory social contributions, nothing else. It does not adjust for rent, childcare, healthcare or schooling, and those differences are often larger than the tax ones. A salary that looks better in London can still leave you worse off once housing is paid for.

The exchange rate is the European Central Bank reference rate for 2026-09-04. Rates move; the tax arithmetic does not.

Where the numbers come from

Every figure on this page is computed from those published rates at build time, not copied from another calculator. If one looks wrong, tell us and we will show our working.