Under the ADF Total Workforce System (TWS) members have access to a structure of Service Categories (SERCATs), which allows greater flexibility in how you serve, providing more opportunities to extend your ADF career, in ways that meet your needs and that of the Service.
Permanent members serving full-time in SERCAT 7, may be able to, with approval, move to a part-time pattern of service, SERCAT 6, for a specified period of time. This calculator estimates the change to your salary and allowances of moving between SERCAT 7 and SERCAT 6, within the permanent force.
Choose your current and proposed pattern of service and then enter salary and allowance details directly from your payslip. Your annual salary can be found on the top right hand side of your payslip. Allowances are detailed in the ‘Earnings’ section, and you may also need to account for a ‘Rent contribution’ amount from the ‘Deductions’ section of your payslip.
Note, we have not included allowances paid on a ‘per occurrence’ basis as these are not pro-rated and will be paid as earned under either permanent service category. The income tax calculation does not take into account your personal circumstances or liability for the Medicare levy and as such should be viewed as an indicative amount only.
Disclaimer: This SERCAT Change Remuneration Estimator will help you estimate the effect on your ADF salary and allowances as a result of a change in service category, between SERCAT 6 and SERCAT 7 within the permanent forces. This estimator does not take into account non-working periods greater than 28 days in your proposed or current service pattern.
This calculator only estimates changes to salary and allowances and should not be used as your sole source of information. We recommend obtaining accurate information for your personal situation through the proper channels. By using this Estimator you are acknowledging this Disclaimer and calculator Assumptions.
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1. Any allowance paid on a ‘per occurrence’ basis has been excluded from the calculation as they are not pro-rated under a change of SERCAT.
2. If you are a member of MSBS or DFRDB the bulk of your super benefit will be in the form of a lifetime indexed pension, based on your years of service and final average salary. The longer you stay in Defence, the larger your lifetime pension. Due to the complex nature of the final calculation it is not appropriate to estimate an annual value here.
3. For defined benefit super scheme members, moving from SERCAT 7 to SERCAT 6 will not change your employer superannuation benefit calculation.
4. Rent contribution increases by 50% if days worked drops below 130 days per calendar year. Rent contribution will also increase by 50% if your pattern of service includes a non-working period of more than 28 consecutive days, however this calculator does not account for the 28-day rule increase.
5. Calculated income tax may differ from actual income tax on your payslip. Income tax calculated makes no allowance for partial Medicare levy liability, salary sacrificed amount or other personal deductions that may alter the amount of tax actually paid.