Tax & expenses

How to set up Salary Packaging

Switch on Salary Packaging, enter your fortnightly amounts, see them on your pay day, and change them later from a date you choose.

  • Video 4:26
  • 26 steps
  • Shown on iPhone
  • Updated Oct 2026

No sound needed: every step is captioned.

Recorded as: NSW public hospital nurse, Registered Nurse 4th Year (Public Health System Nurses' and Midwives' (State) Award)

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  1. 1Open Settings.
  2. 2Find Salary Packaging.
  3. 3Turn it on.
  4. 4Your employer.
  5. 5Everyday Expenses.
  6. 6Meal Entertainment.
  7. 7Admin Fee.
  8. 8Employer Share.
  9. 9Close the keypad.
  10. 10Save your amounts.
  11. 11Turn on Tax Estimate.
  12. 12Show after-tax estimates.
  13. 13Go back.
  14. 14Back to your roster.
  15. 15Tap your pay day.
  16. 16See the details.
  17. 17Open Tax & Salary Packaging.
  18. 18Amounts changed? Close the box.
  19. 19Open Settings.
  20. 20Open Salary Packaging.
  21. 21Update Amounts.
  22. 22Type the new amount.
  23. 23Close the keypad.
  24. 24Pick the date.
  25. 25Confirm.
  26. 26Made a mistake?

  1. Step 1: Open Settings.

    Tap Settings at the bottom right of the screen.

    • Tap Settings at the bottom right.

  2. Step 2: Find Salary Packaging.

    Scroll down to Pay & Finance and tap Salary Packaging.

    • Tap Salary Packaging under Pay & Finance.

  3. Step 3: Turn it on.

    Turn on Salary Packaging. The employer type, limits and amounts appear below it.

    • Turn on Salary Packaging.

  4. Step 4: Your employer.

    Pick the type of employer you work for: Public Hospital, Not-for-Profit or Custom. In this example, we kept Public Hospital. The FBT Year Limits below are shown for reference; tap the small i to learn more about them.

    • Pick the type of employer you work for.
    • In this example, we'll keep Public Hospital.
    • The FBT Year Limits are shown for reference.
    • Tap the small i to learn more.

  5. Step 5: Everyday Expenses.

    Scroll down to the amounts. Enter each amount for a fortnight, as on your payslip or packaging statement. Tap Everyday Expenses and type the amount. We used $340 as an example.

    • Enter your amounts for each fortnight. These are an example.
    • Tap Everyday Expenses and type the amount. We'll use $340.

  6. Step 6: Meal Entertainment.

    Tap Meal Entertainment and type the amount. We used $100.

    • Tap Meal Entertainment and type 100.

  7. Step 7: Admin Fee.

    Tap Admin Fee and type your provider's fee. We used $5.

    • Tap Admin Fee and type 5.

  8. Step 8: Employer Share.

    Some states also have Employer Share. If you see it, tap it and type the amount from your payslip. We used $55.

    • Some states also have Employer Share.
    • Tap it and type the amount. In this example, 55.

  9. Step 9: Close the keypad.

    Tap Done to close the keypad.

    • Tap Done to close the keypad.

  10. Step 10: Save your amounts.

    Have a car lease? Turn on Novated Vehicle Lease and enter its pre-tax and post-tax parts; in this example, we left it off. Total Pre-Tax Deductions adds your amounts up. Tap Save Amounts. Later changes ask for the date they start, so earlier pays keep these amounts.

    • Have a car lease? Turn on Novated Vehicle Lease.
    • In this example, we'll leave it off.
    • Total Pre-Tax Deductions adds them up.
    • Tap Save Amounts.
    • Your amounts are saved. Later changes ask for a date.

  11. Step 11: Turn on Tax Estimate.

    Salary packaging only changes your take-home pay when Tax Estimate is on. If it's off, tap Turn On Tax Estimate.

    • Packaging only changes your take-home pay when Tax Estimate is on.
    • Tap Turn On Tax Estimate.

  12. Step 12: Show after-tax estimates.

    Turn on Show After-Tax Estimates.

    • Turn on Show After-Tax Estimates.

  13. Step 13: Go back.

    Tap the back button at the top left, then tap it again. Salary Packaging and Tax Estimate now both show On.

    • Tap the back button at the top left.
    • Tap it again.
    • Salary Packaging and Tax Estimate are both On.

  14. Step 14: Back to your roster.

    If the tabs at the bottom have shrunk to one round button, tap it to show them again. Then tap Roster.

    • Tap the round button at the bottom left.
    • Then tap Roster.

  15. Step 15: Tap your pay day.

    Your pay day has a money bag on it. Tap it.

    • Tap your pay day. It has a money bag.

  16. Step 16: See the details.

    Swipe the box up to see the Pay Day Summary.

    • Swipe the box up to see the details.

  17. Step 17: Open Tax & Salary Packaging.

    Tap Tax & Salary Packaging to open it. Your packaging comes off before tax, under Pre-Tax Deductions. Scroll down a little: your take-home pay is the Estimated Net Pay, and Net Pay + Benefit adds back the Everyday Expenses and Meal Entertainment you get back. Stats shows this for each pay cycle too, in the Tax Estimate card.

    • Tap Tax & Salary Packaging to open it.
    • Your packaging comes off before tax, under Pre-Tax Deductions.
    • Your take-home pay is the Estimated Net Pay.
    • Net Pay + Benefit adds back the Everyday Expenses and Meal Entertainment you get back.
    • Stats shows this for each pay cycle too, in the Tax Estimate card.

  18. Step 18: Amounts changed? Close the box.

    Scroll back up and close the box with the X.

    • Amounts changed? Close the box with the X.

  19. Step 19: Open Settings.

    Tap Settings at the bottom right.

    • Tap Settings at the bottom right.

  20. Step 20: Open Salary Packaging.

    Tap Salary Packaging.

    • Tap Salary Packaging.

  21. Step 21: Update Amounts.

    Scroll down and tap Update Amounts.

    • Tap Update Amounts.

  22. Step 22: Type the new amount.

    Tap the amount that changed and type the new one. In this example, Everyday Expenses went from $340 to $300. The top of the box shows the old and new total.

    • Tap Everyday Expenses and type the new amount. In this example, $300.
    • The top shows the old and new total.

  23. Step 23: Close the keypad.

    Tap Done.

    • Tap Done.

  24. Step 24: Pick the date.

    Scroll down and pick the date of the first pay the new amounts apply to. In this example, we kept today's date.

    • Pick the date of the first pay the new amounts apply to.
    • In this example, we'll keep today's date.

  25. Step 25: Confirm.

    Changed your mind? Cancel at the top left closes the box and nothing changes. Otherwise, tap Confirm at the top right. Your new amounts show on the page, Changes lists each update, and earlier pays keep the old amounts.

    • Changed your mind? Cancel at the top left closes it and nothing changes.
    • Otherwise, tap Confirm at the top right.
    • Your new amounts show here.
    • Changes lists each update.
    • Earlier pays keep the old amounts.

  26. Step 26: Made a mistake?

    Touch and hold a change, then tap Delete to remove it. In this example, we kept it, so we tapped anywhere to continue.

    • Made a mistake? Touch and hold a change to delete it.
    • In this example, we'll keep it. Tap anywhere to continue.

Good to know

  • Enter your amounts per fortnight, as they show on your payslip or packaging statement. If you're paid weekly or monthly, MyRoster adjusts them for your pay.
  • Leave an amount empty if it doesn't apply to you; it counts as $0. MyRoster doesn't check your amounts against the FBT limits. The limits are shown for reference only.
  • Salary packaging changes your take-home estimate only when Tax Estimate is on (see the tax tutorial).
  • Turning Salary Packaging off later asks for the date it stopped, so earlier pays keep it.
  • The first entry in Changes, "From the start", can't be deleted.
  • In Multi-Job Mode, salary packaging is set up for each job separately.
  • Salary packaging is for Australian jobs only.
  • Other deductions, before or after tax, like union fees, go in Pre & Post-Tax Deductions (see that tutorial).
  • The amounts in this tutorial are an example. MyRoster's figures are estimates worked out from your settings, not tax or financial advice, and your payslip may differ.

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