130k USD is currently about 170k AUD. That'd include base salary plus a mandatory employer contribution of 9.5% to a tax advantaged retirement fund (Australia's

130k USD is currently about 170k AUD. That'd include base salary plus a mandatory employer contribution of 9.5% to a tax advantaged retirement fund (Australia's "superannuation" scheme). Excluding retirement fund contribution, equivalent base salary would be around 155k AUD. That'd be subject to roughly 29% total income tax. There are no additional state level income taxes . So you'd end up with around 110k AUD cash. A single person who rents & shares a place can cover all baseline living expenses on a quarter of that.