Practice Manager Salary: Hourly to Annual Conversion Guide
A practice manager salary is typically based on a 38-hour week; annual gross = hourly rate × 38 × 52.
Understanding Your Practice Manager Salary
If you are negotiating a practice manager salary or evaluating an hourly offer, converting between hourly and annual figures is essential. Most full-time practice managers work a 38-hour week, so the standard formula is:
Annual gross pay = hourly rate × hours per week × 52
For a 38‑hour week, that becomes hourly × 38 × 52. For example, $40 per hour gives $40 × 38 × 52 = $79,040 per year. This assumes the same rate every week, no unpaid overtime, and no penalty rates or allowances.
Fortnightly Pay
Many practice managers are paid fortnightly. Your gross fortnight is simply your weekly pay multiplied by two. Using the same $40/hour example:
- Weekly: $40 × 38 = $1,520
- Fortnightly: $1,520 × 2 = $3,040
Our timesheet lets you enter your hourly rate and see the annual, fortnightly, and weekly figures instantly.
National Minimum Wage and Award Rates
From 1 July 2026, the National Minimum Wage is $26.44 per hour or $1,004.90 per week for a 38‑hour week. However, most practice managers are covered by a modern award that sets higher minimum rates. The Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Pay Database contains the official minimum rates, allowances, and penalty rates for each award.
For a practice manager salary, the relevant award may be the Clerks—Private Sector Award or the Health Professionals and Support Services Award. Always check the award’s classification structure to find your correct minimum rate. The Fair Work Ombudsman’s pay guides summarise these rates.
Casual Loading
If you work as a casual practice manager, you are entitled to a 25% loading on top of the base hourly rate. The loading is added to the base rate – never include it in the base you type into the timesheet. Our [casual casual loading page explains how to calculate it. For example, if the base rate is $30, the casual rate is $30 + 25% = $37.50. Our timesheet has a checkbox to add the 25% loading automatically.
Tax on Your Practice Manager Salary
Your take-home pay depends on the 2026–27 resident tax rates:
- Nil up to $18,200
- 15% from $18,201 to $45,000
- 30% from $45,001 to $135,000
- 37% from $135,001 to $190,000
- 50% over $190,000
Plus the Medicare levy (generally 2% of taxable income). The Medicare levy surcharge is not included in our estimate. Use our take-home pay calculator to see net pay after tax and Medicare.
Superannuation
Super is paid on top of your ordinary earnings at 12% (2026–27). It does not come out of your salary; it is an additional contribution. The maximum contribution base is $270,830 per year. For a practice manager salary of $80,000, super would be $80,000 × 12% = $9,600 per year. See our super and packaging for more details.
Average Earnings
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, full-time adult ordinary time earnings (May 2026) was $2,083.70 per week. All employees total earnings (including part-time) averaged $1,579.20 per week. These figures help benchmark a practice manager salary. Our average pay page has more data.
Using the Hourly Conversion Tool
Our hourly conversion page explains the formula in detail. The timesheet is the home page – enter your hourly rate, select casual if applicable, and see annual, fortnightly, weekly, and monthly figures. Remember that super is paid on top and tax is estimated using the 2026–27 scale.
Important Disclaimer
Annual pay here is hourly rate × hours per week × 52. It assumes the same rate every week, no unpaid overtime, no penalty rates, no allowances, and no salary sacrifice. Super is estimated at 12% of ordinary earnings only, paid on top, and stops at the $270,830 maximum contribution base. Tax is the 2026–27 resident scale with the full tax-free threshold. Medicare uses the 2025–26 single reduction thresholds because the 2027 reduction thresholds were not confirmed here. HELP, the Medicare levy surcharge, and salary packaging are not deducted. This is an estimate, not a determination of your pay or tax.
Open the same rate on the home timesheet. Read the reference tables before treating a figure as your pay.