Concessional contributions cap

Name: Concessional contributions cap
Creator: retirementwealth.com.au

$32,500a year

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

Value: $32,500 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: Contributions caps
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

Indexed in line with average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE).

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Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 July 2026	$32,500 a yearcurrentSource: ATO: Contributions caps
1 July 2024	$30,000 a yearSource: ATO: Contributions caps
1 July 2021	$27,500 a yearSource: ATO: Contributions caps
1 July 2017	$25,000 a yearSource: ATO: Contributions capsFrom 2017-18 the general cap no longer depends on age. Earlier age-based caps are not recorded here.

This figure as JSON

{
  "id": "concessional_cap",
  "value": 32500,
  "unit": "AUD_per_year",
  "effective_from": "2026-07-01",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "1_july",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "ATO",
    "title": "Contributions caps"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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