Superannuation calculator

Superannuation calculator

What's the plan?

To get started, input your current age and target retirement age.

Current Age

Retirement Age

You've got 30 years to grow your super!

The finer details

Let's crunch some numbers - what are we working with?

This is your expected annual (before tax) salary based on your normal working hours, excluding employer super contributions

Expected income

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Your employer contributions will default to the minimum legislated rates for current and future years.

Employer contribution

Any additional contributions made to your super other than employer contribution.

Additional contributions

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If you have more than one super account, enter the total amount of all your super accounts combined.

Current super balance

Admin fees, contribution fees etc.

Fees

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Investment return rate before tax & fees

Rate of return

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Tweak fees and rate of return to compare your result with different estimations.

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The results of this calculator are best estimates based on assumptions that can vary. This calculator is not intended to make future financial decisions.

Before making any financial decisions consider your own financial circumstances, needs and objectives and consider getting professional financial advice.

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The cost of insurance fees per annum

Insurance

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Rise in household inflation rate, according to Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Inflation

Cost of living standards according to Selected Living Cost Index (SLCI)

Additional rise in living standards

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The information provided by this calculator is general in nature and does not constitute professional or personal advice.

• Calculator assumptions

  This superannuation calculator has several built-in assumptions that influence the estimated retirement balance provided.

  • Fund type: The calculator assumes you're in an accumulation fund, not a defined benefit fund or pension-phase fund.
  • Employer contributions. We assume that you receive the current legal super guarantee rate of contributions from your employer, which is 12%. If you receive a higher contribution rate from your employer, change this figure manually to see more accurate results.
  • Expected income: The calculator assumes you'll earn this same income throughout your life, and does not take into account any periods of no or reduced income.
  • Additional contributions: These are considered to be concessional contributions and the concessional tax rate of 15% is applied to these. If you've entered in an additional contribution, the calculator assumes your contributions will remain the same throughout your life, and does not take into account any periods of lower or no concessional contributions. The calculator assumes you've made no additional non-concessional contributions (these are after tax contributions). The calculator assumes you will not exceed your annual concessional contributions cap.
  • Self employed people. If you're self employed, you're not required legally to meet the super guarantee contribution rate which is set into the calculator. Instead, change this to 0% and add in your contributions via the 'additional contributions' field.
  • Return rate. We assume that your fund will achieve an average return rate of 7% p.a. before fees. This is to be used as a guide only and does not provide a guarantee for future returns. You can change this figure manually to see how your projected balance is impacted.
  • Insurance premiums: We assume that insurance premiums are $214 per year and that the same amount will be deducted yearly until retirement. These are in addition to the annual fees you can enter into the calculator yourself, which covers admin and investment fees. You can change this insurance premium by clicking 'Edit assumptions' at the bottom of the calculator.
  • Inflation: We assume a CPI Inflation rate of 2.5% per year, and an additional 1.5% per year due to the rising cost of living standards according to the Selected Living Cost Index.

  This calculator is a guide only, and the estimates given are not guaranteed. The calculator assumes your circumstances will remain the same throughout your working life, and does not take into account any changes to your personal circumstances or external factors. For this reason, you should regularly check the calculator when your circumstances change as it will impact the estimates provided.

What the superannuation calculator can show you

The calculator will show you your estimated super balance at retirement based on your current situation and super fund. Let's look at the following example.

• You're 25, earning $80,000 a year, making no additional contributions and have a current super balance of $30,000.
• Your annual fees are $300 and your rate of return is 7% p.a.
• Your projected super balance by age 65 is $610,735.

What happens when you reduce your super fees?

The calculator is also designed to show you how much your retirement balance can increase by switching to a super fund with lower fees or higher returns.

Using the exact same situation as above but reducing the fees from $300 a year to $150 a year, your new projected balance at 65 would be $619,271. That's an extra $8,536 in your balance at retirement.

What happens when you increase your super returns?

Once again using the same example, except this time changing only the return rate from 7% p.a. to 9% p.a., your new projected balance at 65 would be $929,550.

That's an extra $318,815 in your balance when you retire!

What happens when you make extra super contributions?

The calculator can also show you the power of making small, additional contributions into your super over your working life.

Using the same example, let's say your fund details stay exactly the same but you make additional annual contributions of $1,000 per year into your super.

You'll instead retire with a projected balance of $671,031 - an extra $60,296.

How much super should you have?

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recommends a superannuation balance of $630,000 at 67 for a comfortable retirement as a single person, or $730,000 for a couple.

The recommendation for a modest retirement is much lower at $110,000 for singles and $120,000 for couples. Both standards assume the retiree will access a part Age Pension too.

How much super you should have varies greatly by age. Younger people inevitably have smaller balances and a lot more time to grow their balances.

But this also means adding to your super while you're young can have a huge impact on your balance by retirement.

Finder's guide on average super balances can help you benchmark your super against the average. But keep in mind that you're not simply trying to be the average. You need sufficient superannuation for your specific retirement needs.

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How we picked these

The information in this table is based on data provided by SuperRatings Pty Limited ABN 95 100 192 283, a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR No.1309956) of Lonsec Research Pty Ltd ABN 11 151 658 561, Australian Financial Services Licence No. 421445. In limited instances, where data is not available from SuperRatings for a product, the data is provided directly by the superannuation fund.

*Past performance data and fee data is for the period ending September 2026

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The information in this table is based on data provided by SuperRatings Pty Limited ABN 95 100 192 283, a Corporate Authorised Representative (CAR No.1309956) of Lonsec Research Pty Ltd ABN 11 151 658 561, Australian Financial Services Licence No. 421445. In limited instances, where data is not available from SuperRatings for a product, the data is provided directly by the superannuation fund.

*Past performance data and fee data is for the period ending September 2026

Frequently asked questions

• How do I know if my super is on track?

  You can look at the average super balance for your age group in the table in our How much super should I have? guide, to get an idea of how you compare to your peers. Keep in mind that these are just average balances, so your balance doesn't need to match this exactly.

• How long will my super last?

  Estimating how long your super will last is a complex calculation. Your super fund should have a calculator that lets you try different projections.

  How long your super lasts depends mainly on how much you'll spend each year in retirement (which can be very tough to estimate) and how long you'll live for (even harder to estimate!).

  It depends on your health, whether you own a home or rent, the lifestyle you wish to live and also how you invest your super. It also depends on whether you draw on your super gradually over time (keeping most of the balance invested) or withdraw a lump sum.

• How do I calculate my super guarantee?

  Calculating your super guarantee is simple. Take your gross salary (before tax) and multiply it by the super guarantee rate of 12%. For example, if you earn $80,000 per year, your super guarantee for the year works out to $9,600.

• What fees are charged on superannuation?

  These are a dozen or so potential fees that can be charged by your super fund, however, many of them have fallen by the wayside over the years. The most common include administration fees, investment fees and brokerage fees.

  There may also be additional costs including insurance premiums and transaction costs when you buy, sell or switch investments.

• How much money do most people retire with in Australia?

  According to the latest retirement standard by ASFA you need a balance of $630,000 (or $730,000 for couples) to have a comfortable retirement. However, this is just one estimate and there are other estimates that suggest you don't need quite so much.

• How does payday super affect my balance?

  Payday super came into effect in July 2026. Employers must now pay your super guarantee along with your salary on pay day rather than once every three months.

  Getting super paid earlier means the money gets invested earlier. It could mean thousands of dollars more by the time you retire, especially if you're younger.

• How can I grow my super?

  • Make sure you're in a low-fee, high-performing fund
  • Consolidate funds so you only have one in your name
  • Consider making additional super contributions
  • Consider investing in a high growth option

Ryan is the founder and CEO at Tribeca Financial, a financial advice firm that listens, learns and then gets you on track. He's an accomplished financial advisor and financial wellbeing coach with over 15 years of experience.

To make sure you get accurate and helpful information, this guide has been edited by Richard Whitten as part of our fact-checking process.

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