What's your UK salary worth in Australia?
Enter your current UK salary, pick an occupation if it matches yours, and choose a city to see a genuine side-by-side of take-home pay and what's left after rent.
Choosing an occupation uses its typical mid-career Australian salary instead of scaling your UK figure.
Indicative planning rate of A$1.95 to £1. Check a live rate before you transfer money.
Comparable salary in Sydney
$98,280
About £50,400
Australian income tax + Medicare levy
$22,238
$22,238 (about £11,404)
Australian annual take-home
$76,042
$76,042 (about £38,996)
Superannuation on top (11.5%)
$11,302
$11,302 (about £5,796) — paid by your employer, not out of your salary
UK vs Australia take-home, side by side
UK take-home (annual)
£35,920
$70,043 equivalent
Australia take-home (annual)
$76,042
£38,996 equivalent
What it actually feels like in Sydney
Monthly take-home minus typical rent, so you can see what's left for everything else.
One-bed rental
Rent: $2,947/month
$3,390 left over
£1,739 equivalent
Three-bed house
Rent: $4,550/month
$1,787 left over
£916 equivalent
On these numbers, you'd take home roughly $5,999 (about £3,077) more per year in Sydney than in the UK. That's before rent, which is usually the bigger swing factor.
UK vs Australia take-home, in bars
Both shown in AUD so you can see the gap at a glance.
Best-paying cities
- 1Sydney$98,280
- 2Canberra$98,280
- 3Perth$94,770
- 4Melbourne$92,138
- 5Darwin$92,138
See what this actually buys you
Build a real monthly budget for Sydney — rent, groceries, transport and more.
Indicative only. Excludes HECS/HELP-style loan repayments, private health insurance loading, salary packaging and personal circumstances. Use it as a starting point, not a financial plan.