Who administers payroll tax in South Australia?

Payroll tax in South Australia is administered by RevenueSA. It applies once your total Australian wages pass $1.5 million ($1,500,000) a year, taxed at 4.95%. We keep your registration and returns in order and apply the current threshold and rate — figures verified against RevenueSA on 2026-07-02; confirm the current amounts at https://revenuesa.sa.gov.au/payrolltax/rates-and-thresholds.

Do you work with businesses across South Australia?

Yes. Valont works with businesses across South Australia and Australia-wide through cloud-based systems, so you get the same service whether you're in a capital city or a regional town.

Is this a standalone service or part of the connected back office?

You can take managed payroll on its own, or as one function of a connected back office — finance, people, operations and growth run by one accountable team. You pick what you need; we never tell you what you should have.

Payroll & Payroll Tax in South Australia

Award-compliant payroll, run for you, with your South Australia payroll tax obligations kept correct.

Book a Finance Review Take the Business Health Check

The short answer

In South Australia, payroll tax is administered by RevenueSA and applies once your total Australian wages pass $1.5 million ($1,500,000) a year, taxed at 4.95%. Valont runs your payroll end to end — pay runs, PAYG withholding, superannuation and Single Touch Payroll — and keeps your South Australia payroll tax registration and lodgements correct, applying the current figures from RevenueSA.

Payroll tax in South Australia

Administered by: RevenueSA
Tax-free threshold: $1.5 million ($1,500,000) a year
Rate: 4.95%
Also note: A variable rate (0% to 4.95%) phases in for annual Australian taxable wages between $1.5 million and $1.7 million; the maximum annual deduction is $600,000.

Figures verified against RevenueSA on 2026-07-02 (FY2026-27). Payroll tax figures are reviewed at each 1 July — confirm the current amounts at the source before relying on them.

Official source: RevenueSA

General information, current as at the date shown on the official source — not personal advice. Figures move; we apply the current ones.

Public holidays in South Australia, FY2026-27

The full financial year, as gazetted. If your team works on these days, award penalty rates usually apply.

Date	Day	Holiday
5 October 2026	Monday	Labour Day
24 December 2026	Thursday	Christmas Eve (part-day public holiday)Part-day holiday: 7pm to midnight only
25 December 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 December 2026	Saturday	Proclamation Day holidayFalls on a Saturday — remains a public holiday AND an additional holiday is granted on Monday 28 Dec. (Proclamation Day itself is 28 Dec but the holiday is observed on 26 Dec.)
28 December 2026	Monday	Additional public holiday for Proclamation DayAdditional day because 26 Dec 2026 falls on a Saturday — both Sat 26 Dec and Mon 28 Dec are full public holidays (additional, not substitute)
31 December 2026	Thursday	New Year's Eve (part-day public holiday)Part-day holiday: 7pm to midnight only
1 January 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
26 January 2027	Tuesday	Australia Day
8 March 2027	Monday	Adelaide Cup DaySA-only holiday (second Monday in March), statewide
26 March 2027	Friday	Good Friday
27 March 2027	Saturday	Easter SaturdayPublic holiday in SA (not in all states); normal Saturday trading day in the Greater Adelaide Shopping District
28 March 2027	Sunday	Easter SundayPublic holiday in SA since 1 Jan 2024 under the Public Holidays Act 2023
29 March 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
25 April 2027	Sunday	ANZAC DayFalls on a Sunday — NO substitute or additional holiday in SA; Mon 26 Apr 2027 is a normal working day
14 June 2027	Monday	King's Birthday

• 2027 dates ARE officially published: the SafeWork SA page (verified 15 Jul 2026) lists full 2025-2028 calendars prescribed by the Public Holidays Act 2023 (SA), which commenced 1 Jan 2024 replacing the Holidays Act 1910.
• Part-day public holidays: Christmas Eve (Thu 24 Dec 2026) and New Year's Eve (Thu 31 Dec 2026) are public holidays from 7pm to midnight ONLY. Work in that window attracts public-holiday rates under the relevant award/EA; the entitlement applies even in years when these dates fall on a weekend.
• Proclamation Day 2026 quirk: 26 Dec 2026 falls on a Saturday, so under the Act BOTH Sat 26 Dec 2026 and Mon 28 Dec 2026 are full public holidays (an additional day, not a substitute — payroll must treat both days as holidays).
• ANZAC Day 2027 falls on Sunday 25 Apr 2027 and SA provides no substitute or additional day — unlike some other jurisdictions (e.g. WA/NT give a Monday substitute in such years). Do not add a holiday on Mon 26 Apr 2027 for SA employees.
• All four Easter days (Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday) are public holidays in SA. Cross-state payroll note: Easter Saturday is not a holiday in WA or Tasmania, and Easter Sunday is not a holiday in every jurisdiction.
• SA has NO regional-only public holidays (no show-day equivalents like Queensland's) — every listed holiday applies statewide. Adelaide Cup Day (second Monday in March) is unique to SA.
• Bank holidays: under the Public Holidays Act 2023 all public holidays and all Sundays are bank holidays, and ADIs (authorised deposit-taking institutions) must close. SA has no separate August bank holiday (unlike the NSW banks-only holiday).
• No SA public holidays fall between 1 Jul 2026 and 4 Oct 2026 — the first holiday of FY2026-27 is Labour Day (Mon 5 Oct 2026). SA Labour Day is the first Monday in October (differs from Vic/WA/Qld/etc.).
• Shop-trading nuance (not payroll): Easter Saturday is a public holiday but a normal day of Saturday trading in the Greater Adelaide Shopping District; the part-day holidays do not change prescribed trading hours.
• King's Birthday Jun 2026 (Mon 8 Jun 2026) falls in FY2025-26, before this window, and is deliberately excluded; the FY2026-27 King's Birthday is Mon 14 Jun 2027.
• All 15 weekday/date pairs were independently verified by calendar computation and match the official page exactly.

Official source: SafeWork SA — Public holidays (prescribed by the Public Holidays Act 2023 (SA))

Verified against SafeWork SA — Public holidays (prescribed by the Public Holidays Act 2023 (SA)) on 2026-07-15. Gazettals can change — confirm at the source before locking in rosters.

How Valont handles it for South Australia businesses

Pay runs processed and reviewed by a specialist before approval
Modern Award rates, penalties and allowances applied correctly
PAYG, superannuation and Single Touch Payroll lodged each pay run
State payroll tax registration, grouping and monthly/annual returns kept in order

It works as one function of the connected back office — or on its own. See the full managed payroll service, or browse the South Australia locations we serve.

Check where you stand

Free

Free tools — no sign-up needed to see how South Australia obligations land on your numbers.

Payroll Tax Calculator

Estimate whether your wages bill crosses your state threshold and what the liability looks like.

Try it now

Penalty Rates Calculator

Check what weekend, public holiday and overtime work actually costs under common awards.

Try it now

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

South Australia has 15 gazetted public holiday dates between 1 July 2026 and 30 June 2027, including any regional or part-day observances noted in the table on this page. They're set by SafeWork SA — Public holidays (prescribed by the Public Holidays Act 2023 (SA)) (verified 2026-07-15). If your team works on them, award penalty rates usually apply — which is exactly where payroll costs jump if the setup is wrong.

Can't find the answer you're looking for? Get in touch

More South Australia compliance guides

Sorting out managed payroll in South Australia?

One accountable team for your back office. Book a 30-minute review, or take the free Business Health Check.