ABS CPI to July 2026
Has your pay kept up with inflation?
Enter your salary and when you last got a pay rise. We'll show the salary you'd need today to buy the same things, using official ABS consumer price index data.
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Since your last pay rise in
Compared with
Actual ABS CPI to July 2026; later months use the RBA's August 2026 forecasts.
To keep up with prices you'd need $98,798 a 16.2% rise (includes forecasts)
Your $85,000 buys what $73,129 did in July 2022. That's $11,871 of buying power gone.
After tax, $85,000 took home $65,208 in 2022–23. To match that today you'd need $75,793 take-home, and the same salary now takes home $67,600, partly thanks to the tax cuts since.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the inflation data come from?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics consumer price index (all groups, eight capital cities): the monthly CPI where published, and quarterly CPI back to 2000. Dates after the latest release use the Reserve Bank’s August 2026 forecasts and are labelled as such.
What is the Wage Price Index?
The ABS measure of how pay rates change for the same jobs over time, excluding bonuses. Comparing it with CPI shows whether wages are keeping up with prices on average.
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