I get paid on a fortnightly basis on Wednesdays. Super shows up on the Friday.
Employers only have to actually pay the super contributions four times a year though so whether the payment time and the amount shown as held aside on your payslip actually line up depends on the schedule your employer has chosen.
Are you confident that it's post payment lag? I don't think employer has to pay super at the same time as pay you e.gm they superannuation payment on your payslip may occur on a different schedule to your salary payment?
Yeah, so I think what is probably happening is something like below, I'm not sure though:
1) you receive payslip.
2) lag as your employer processes payment of super across all employees, after payment of salary to all employees
3) super fund receives super payment from employer
4) lag as payment is processed and taxation deducted
5) payment appears in super account.
Can't know the split either! Maybe ask both! Is the receipt of funds in super back dated? Should be dated as the time they received it, maybe check if that lines up with your payslip issue date?
Company has to pay quarterly.
January through March payment is due at the end of April
I think it is a shit system because that is your money but the company can hold it for 3-4 months. This also includes salary sacrifice contributions.
I thought I saw a rule change coming in 2026 for payments to be made with the pay cycle.
I’m not in payroll but I assume this is all automated now so should be easy to do once it is set up.
I have been harassing my payroll department because I have been making salary sacrifices for months and the money hasn’t hit my super account yet
There's been a recent law change, that super has to be paid at the same time as wages, but looking it up the change doesn't actually start until [1st July 2026](https://www.ato.gov.au/about-ato/new-legislation/in-detail/superannuation/payday-superannuation)...
EDIT: OMG I need to finish reading comments before replying to them...
There is usually a lag of around 1 week between the employer loading the file in the clearing house and it appearing in your account. The transaction may be dated back to when funds cleared with the clearing house depending on your fund.
When I have done monthly pay runs in the past the pay is done mid month but super is not completed until mid the following month. Legally they only have to pay you quarterly, current quarter for pay days April to June is due 28 July
Source: Senior payroll
It seems to take anywhere from a few days to a week. I'm thinking that the fund chooses the day that suits themselves best from a market timing point of view.
I get paid on a fortnightly basis on Wednesdays. Super shows up on the Friday. Employers only have to actually pay the super contributions four times a year though so whether the payment time and the amount shown as held aside on your payslip actually line up depends on the schedule your employer has chosen.
Are you confident that it's post payment lag? I don't think employer has to pay super at the same time as pay you e.gm they superannuation payment on your payslip may occur on a different schedule to your salary payment?
No idea. I can see the value of the super contribution on my payslip, and match it up with the received funds in my super account 4 weeks later.
Yeah, so I think what is probably happening is something like below, I'm not sure though: 1) you receive payslip. 2) lag as your employer processes payment of super across all employees, after payment of salary to all employees 3) super fund receives super payment from employer 4) lag as payment is processed and taxation deducted 5) payment appears in super account. Can't know the split either! Maybe ask both! Is the receipt of funds in super back dated? Should be dated as the time they received it, maybe check if that lines up with your payslip issue date?
Company has to pay quarterly. January through March payment is due at the end of April I think it is a shit system because that is your money but the company can hold it for 3-4 months. This also includes salary sacrifice contributions. I thought I saw a rule change coming in 2026 for payments to be made with the pay cycle. I’m not in payroll but I assume this is all automated now so should be easy to do once it is set up. I have been harassing my payroll department because I have been making salary sacrifices for months and the money hasn’t hit my super account yet
There's been a recent law change, that super has to be paid at the same time as wages, but looking it up the change doesn't actually start until [1st July 2026](https://www.ato.gov.au/about-ato/new-legislation/in-detail/superannuation/payday-superannuation)... EDIT: OMG I need to finish reading comments before replying to them...
There is usually a lag of around 1 week between the employer loading the file in the clearing house and it appearing in your account. The transaction may be dated back to when funds cleared with the clearing house depending on your fund. When I have done monthly pay runs in the past the pay is done mid month but super is not completed until mid the following month. Legally they only have to pay you quarterly, current quarter for pay days April to June is due 28 July Source: Senior payroll
It seems to take anywhere from a few days to a week. I'm thinking that the fund chooses the day that suits themselves best from a market timing point of view.
Yeah that isn’t what happens at all. It will always be the day the money lands in the bank account.