Super co-contribution: lower income threshold

Name: Super co-contribution: lower income threshold
Creator: retirementwealth.com.au

$49,293a year

Applies from 1 July 2026
Source: ATO
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $49,293 a year
Unit: Australian dollars per year
Applies from: 1 July 2026
Reset cycle: The official figure is reviewed on 1 July each year.
Official source: ATO: Government contributions
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

A person whose total income is at or below this amount can receive the maximum co-contribution, depending on how much they contribute. The ATO says the threshold is indexed each income year in line with average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE).

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 July 2026	$49,293 a yearcurrentSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2025	$47,488 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2024	$45,400 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2023	$43,445 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2022	$42,016 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2021	$41,112 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2020	$39,837 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2019	$38,564 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2018	$37,697 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2017	$36,813 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2016	$36,021 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2015	$35,454 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2014	$34,488 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2013	$33,516 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2009	$31,920 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2008	$30,342 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2007	$28,980 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2004	$28,000 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions
1 July 2003	$27,500 a yearSource: ATO: Government contributions

This figure as JSON

{
  "id": "co_contribution_lower_threshold",
  "value": 49293,
  "unit": "AUD_per_year",
  "effective_from": "2026-07-01",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "1_july",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "ATO",
    "title": "Government contributions"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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