What is Tom Lynch's salary?

Tom Lynch's salary is not publicly disclosed in official sources like the ABS or Fair Work. AFL player salaries are typically negotiated privately and reported in media estimates, but no precise figure is available from the government datasets we use.

How does an AFL player's salary compare to the national average?

AFL players are among the highest-paid athletes in Australia. The average AFL player salary is well above the national full-time average of $108,352 per year, often exceeding $300,000–$400,000 for established stars, though exact figures vary by contract.

What would the take-home pay be on the national average?

On the national full-time average of $108,352, a resident in 2026–27 would pay about $23,467 in income tax plus $2,167 Medicare levy, leaving roughly $82,718 after tax. For higher incomes like AFL players, the marginal tax rate is 45% above $190,000.

Tom Lynch salary: How it compares to the national average and take-home pay

Tom Lynch salary and the national average

Tom Lynch is a key forward for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. While his exact salary is not published in the datasets we rely on – the ABS Average Weekly Earnings, Fair Work awards, or the ATO – we can still place it in context against Australia's official earnings benchmarks. This article sketches what a resident take-home pay looks like at the national full-time average, and how a top-tier AFL salary would compare.

The national full-time average

According to the ABS Average Weekly Earnings survey for May 2026, the national full-time adult average weekly ordinary time earnings are $2,083.70. Multiplied by 52 weeks, that gives an annual salary of about $108,352 before tax. This is the line we use on this site to compare any salary against the typical full-time worker. For men, the average is about $113,412; for women, about $100,594. The full-time median – the middle point of all full-time earners – is lower, at about $90,532 per year (ABS Employee Earnings, August 2025). The all-employees median (including part-time) is about $74,100.

What a resident takes home on the average

Using the 2026–27 resident tax rates (nil up to $18,200; 15% to $45,000; 30% to $135,000; 37% to $190,000; 45% above that) plus the 2% Medicare levy, a gross salary of $108,352 results in:

Income tax: approximately $23,467
Medicare levy: approximately $2,167
After-tax income: about $82,718

That's roughly $1,591 per week. For someone earning well above the average – as an AFL star would – the marginal rate quickly reaches 45% on earnings over $190,000, plus the 2% Medicare levy, meaning each additional dollar above that threshold is taxed at 47%.

Where Tom Lynch's salary likely sits

AFL player salaries are governed by the AFL Collective Bargaining Agreement and are not published in the ABS or Fair Work databases. Media reports often estimate star players earn between $500,000 and $1 million per year, but we cannot confirm a precise figure from official sources. What we can say is that any AFL player on a standard contract would be well above the national full-time average. The minimum wage for an AFL player is set by the CBA and is far higher than the national minimum wage of $52,255 per year (Fair Work, from 1 July 2026).

If Tom Lynch's salary were, for example, $700,000, his take-home pay would be roughly:

Tax on first $190,000: about $51,667
Tax on remaining $510,000 at 45%: $229,500
Medicare levy on full amount: $14,000
Total tax: about $295,167
After-tax: about $404,833

Again, these are illustrative – the exact figure depends on deductions and the specific contract structure.

How the average varies by state

Full-time averages differ across Australia. The highest is the ACT at about $119,090, followed by Western Australia at $115,825. The lowest is Tasmania at $96,008. Tom Lynch plays for Richmond, based in Victoria, where the state average is about $106,137 – slightly below the national figure. Place a salary on the line to see how any income compares to your state's average.

Medians and the minimum wage

It's important to distinguish between averages, medians, and the minimum wage. The average can be pulled up by high earners. The full-time median of $90,532 is a better reflection of the typical full-time worker. The all-employees median of $74,100 includes part-time and casual workers. The national minimum wage from 1 July 2026 is $26.44 per hour, or $1,004.90 per week for a 38-hour week – about $52,255 per year. Award minimums rose by 4.75% in the same decision.

Conclusion

While we cannot give a precise figure for Tom Lynch's salary from the ABS, Fair Work, or the ATO, we can confidently say it is far above the national full-time average of $108,352. The take-home pay on that average is about $82,718 after tax and Medicare. For a high-income earner like an AFL player, the tax system takes a larger share, but the net income remains substantially higher than the typical worker's. For more comparisons, see States and territories or Job medians.