Annual Leave Calculator Australia
Calculate annual leave accrued, current leave balance and estimated leave value in Australia. See your leave in hours, weeks and equivalent working days, with optional leave loading and termination payout estimates.
For employment from 2025-07-01 to 2026-07-01 (38 hrs/week), you have accrued 152.0 hours of annual leave. With 0.0 hours taken, your estimated current balance is 152.0 hours (4.0 weeks / 20.0 working days), with an estimated gross leave value of $7,308 .
Enter your ordinary hours per week, excluding overtime.
Used to calculate equivalent working days (e.g. 5 days).
Most full-time and part-time employees receive 4 weeks based on ordinary hours. Some eligible shiftworkers receive 5 weeks where the applicable NES/award/agreement rules apply.
Annual leave generally starts accumulating from your first day of employment.
Calculate accrued leave as at your selected date.
Enter paid annual leave already taken or otherwise deducted from your accrued balance.
Annual leave loading depends on your award, enterprise agreement or employment arrangements. 17.5% is common in some awards but is not a universal NES entitlement.
ATO Schedule 7 withholding may apply a 32% withholding rate to qualifying unused leave payments in certain genuine redundancy, invalidity or approved early retirement situations. The final tax outcome may differ.
How Our Annual Leave Calculator Works
Follow these 5 steps to calculate accrued leave, remaining balance, and payout estimates.
Working Pattern
Select full-time, part-time, or casual, plus ordinary hours and working days.
Accrual Mode
Calculate from employment start dates or enter a known balance from your payslip.
Base Salary
Input your gross annual base salary and standard 4-week or shiftworker entitlement.
Leave Loading
Select 0%, standard 17.5% award loading, or a custom rate if provided by your contract.
Review Results
Inspect accrued hours, current balance, equivalent days, and PAYG withholding.
2026–27 Annual Leave Assumptions & Accrual Rules
Annual leave generally accumulates progressively from the start of employment based on ordinary hours worked. It is not normally granted as one annual lump sum.
Calculations follow the Fair Work Ombudsman National Employment Standards (NES) pro-rata accrual rates (4 weeks per year based on ordinary hours; 5 weeks for eligible shiftworkers), configurable workplace leave loading rates, and ATO Schedule 7 termination payout withholding rules (applying the marginal rate method for normal resignation/termination and 32% withholding for genuine redundancy, invalidity, or approved early retirement schemes).
- NES 4-week base entitlement based on ordinary hours (5 weeks for eligible shiftworkers)
- Progressive continuous accrual (approx. 1/13th of ordinary hours worked, or 2.923 hrs/wk for 38-hour full-time)
- Leave loading depends on award/agreement (17.5% is common but not a universal NES right)
- Superannuation Guarantee: $0 on unused leave paid as a termination lump sum (ATO SGR 2009/2)
- ATO Schedule 7 PAYG withholding estimates (withholding may differ from final tax liability)
- Casual employees generally receive 25% casual loading in lieu of paid annual leave
This calculator provides independent estimates for educational and planning purposes. Actual annual leave entitlements, loading eligibility, tax withholding, and termination payouts depend on your modern award, enterprise agreement, employment contract, and ATO tax assessments. Calcivo does not provide legal or tax advice.
Australian Annual Leave Accrual Examples
Illustrative benchmarks based on a standard 38-hour full-time work week (4 weeks / 152 hours accrued annually on a $95,000 base salary):
Annual Leave Calculator Australia – Assumptions & Methodology
Estimates accrued annual leave hours, weeks, and working days, remaining leave balances after leave taken, gross leave cash values, award leave loading, and ATO Schedule 7 PAYG termination tax withholding.
- National Employment Standards (NES) 4-week base accrual (or 5 weeks for eligible shiftworkers)
- Progressive continuous accrual modeling based on ordinary working hours
- Deduction of annual leave already taken to derive current balance
- Configurable working days per week to calculate equivalent working days accurately
- Pro-rata accrual calculations for permanent part-time employees based on ordinary hours
- Configurable leave loading (0%, standard 17.5% award rate, or custom percentage)
- ATO Schedule 7 PAYG termination withholding (distinguishing withholding from final tax liability)
- Superannuation Guarantee treatment ($0 on termination lump sum per ATO SGR 2009/2)
- Industry-specific Modern Award penalty rates or specific enterprise agreement (EBA) clauses
- Long Service Leave, Personal/Carer's (Sick) Leave, or Public Holiday in-lieu accruals
- Casual employment paid leave accrual (casual employees receive loading in lieu of paid leave)
- Pre-18 August 1993 transitional termination payment accruals
- • Ordinary working hours are based on user input (default 38 hours per week, excluding overtime).
- • Working days per week are based on user input (default 5 days) to determine hours per working day.
- • Leave loading is not universally mandatory for all employees — it applies only where specified in an applicable modern award, enterprise agreement, or employment contract.
- • ATO Schedule 7 withholding is an estimate of tax withheld upon payment and does not represent final income tax liability.
Annual leave entitlement is derived from ordinary weekly hours multiplied by statutory entitlement weeks per year (4 weeks = 1/13th of ordinary hours worked). For date-based calculations, continuous service is calculated across calendar years and days. Leave balance equals accrued hours minus leave taken. Gross leave pay is calculated as Balance Hours × Hourly Rate plus applicable leave loading. PAYG withholding is estimated under ATO Schedule 7 rules.
Fair Work Ombudsman – Annual Leave Entitlements
Official statutory guidance on National Employment Standards (NES) annual leave accrual rates, leave loading, and award conditions.
Fair Work Ombudsman – Paying Out Annual Leave
Fair Work rules on cashing out annual leave and minimum remaining balance requirements.
ATO – Taxation of Unused Leave Payments on Termination (Schedule 7)
ATO PAYG withholding tables and statutory tax treatment for unused annual leave paid on termination.
ATO Superannuation Guarantee Ruling SGR 2009/2
Clarifies that lump-sum unused annual leave paid on termination is excluded from Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) and does not incur the Superannuation Guarantee.
General Estimation Notice:
This calculator provides estimates based on standard National Employment Standards (NES) provisions and user-supplied assumptions. Actual leave balances, rates of pay, leave loading entitlements, and termination tax withholding depend on the specific Modern Award, Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA), or individual contract terms applicable to your employment. Always confirm final payroll figures with your employer or a qualified professional.
Annual Leave & Fair Work Guides
Understand National Employment Standards (NES) accrual rules, award-specific leave loading (17.5%), resignation payouts, and cash-out rules.
Annual Leave Loading in Australia: How 17.5% Works
Learn how annual leave loading works in Australia, when 17.5% may apply, and how awards, agreements and employment conditions affect leave pay.
Annual Leave Accrual & Resignation Payout Rules (2026–2027)
Learn how annual leave accrues in Australia and how leave payouts work when employment ends, including applicable loading and tax withholding considerations.
Cashing Out Annual Leave: Fair Work Award Rules & Tax Withholding (2026–2027)
Learn when annual leave can be cashed out in Australia, how Fair Work rules apply and how tax withholding may affect the payment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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