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Payroll tax rates from 1 July 2025 onward

Period Maximum deduction  Rate 
Annual Monthly
From 1 July 2025 onward $1,000,000 $83,333

4.85%

1.2125% for regional Victorian employers

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From 1 July 2024, employers and groups with total annual taxable Australian wages between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000 are eligible for a reduced deduction, where the deduction is subject to a degree of phasing out.

The phase out rate for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2024 was 45%. From 1 July 2025 and each subsequent financial year it is 50%.

Employers and groups with total annual taxable Australian wages above $5,000,000 are not eligible for any deduction.

Read more about the payroll tax threshold changes.

Payroll tax surcharges

Two surcharges apply if you pay Victorian taxable wages and your Australian wages exceed the first annual threshold of $10 million, with a first monthly threshold of $833,333.

Both surcharges are calculated on the same basis:

  • Businesses with a national payroll above $10 million will pay a combined 1%.
  • Businesses with a national payroll above $100 million will pay a combined 2%.

The surcharges only apply to businesses’ Victorian share of wages over these thresholds.

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Last modified: 5 September 2025
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