Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 0.05 บาท
Total tax
- 0.05 บาท
Net pay
* 0.95 บาท
Marginal tax rate
5.0%
Average tax rate
5.0%
95.0%
Net pay
5.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
0.95 บาท
Net pay
0.05 บาท
Tax the employer pays
0.05 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
0.10 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 0.05 บาท to pay you 1 บาท. In other words, every time you spend 10 บาท of your hard-earned money, 1 บาท goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5% tax rate now rises to 9.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 0.05 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 0.95 บาท per year, or 0.08 บาท per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% and your marginal tax rate is 5.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 บาท in your salary will be taxed 5 บาท, hence, your net pay will only increase by 95 บาท.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 บาท bonus will generate an extra 950 บาท of net incomes. A 5,000 บาท bonus will generate an extra 4,750 บาท of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
THB 1
0.0%
1
USA
THB 1
0.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 1
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 1
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 1
0.0%
3
Thailand
THB 1
5.0%
4
Indonesia
THB 1
8.8%
5
South Korea
THB 1
10.7%
6
India
THB 1
12.0%
7
China
THB 1
14.3%
8
Vietnam
THB 1
15.0%
9
Japan
THB 1
18.7%
10
Pakistan
THB 1
2,401.6%
11
Taiwan
THB 1
8.6%
12
New Zealand
THB 1
20.0%
13
Kazakhstan
THB 1
20.8%
14
Philippines
THB 0
58.9%
15
Malaysia
THB 0
61.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Panama
THB 1
0.0%
1
Ecuador
THB 1
0.0%
2
Puerto Rico
THB 1
0.0%
3
Mexico
THB 1
1.7%
4
Brazil
THB 1
6.3%
5
Colombia
THB 1
8.0%
6
Guatemala
THB 1
9.1%
7
Peru
THB 1
10.0%
8
Costa Rica
THB 1
10.5%
9
Argentina
THB 1
17.0%
10
Chile
THB 1
17.6%
11
Uruguay
THB 1
18.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 1
1.9%
1
Angola
THB 1
3.0%
2
Morocco
THB 1
6.9%
3
Nigeria
THB 1
14.4%
4
Cameroon
THB 1
15.6%
5
Kenya
THB 1
4,667.7%
6
Uganda
THB 1
5.0%
7
Zambia
THB 1
6.3%
8
Ghana
THB 1
6.4%
9
Ivory Coast
THB 1
7.5%
10
Senegal
THB 1
219.9%
11
Mozambique
THB 1
941.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
THB 1
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
THB 1
0.0%
2
Kuwait
THB 1
0.0%
3
Bahrain
THB 1
0.0%
4
Oman
THB 1
0.0%
5
Lebanon
THB 1
7.0%
6
Qatar
THB 1
9.1%
7
United Arab Emirates
THB 1
9.5%
8
Israel
THB 1
10.0%
9
Turkey
THB 1
16.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Thailand, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.