Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,042 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 1,052 บาท
Total tax
- 1,052 บาท
Net pay
* 19,990 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
19,990 บาท
Net pay
1,052 บาท
Tax the employer pays
1,052 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,104 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,052 บาท to pay you 21,042 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 21,042 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 1,052 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 19,990 บาท per year, or 1,666 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 20709
1.6%
1
USA
THB 19219
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 21042
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 21042
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 21042
0.0%
3
Pakistan
THB 20667
1.8%
4
Thailand
THB 19990
5.0%
5
Indonesia
THB 19190
8.8%
6
Taiwan
THB 19180
8.9%
7
Philippines
THB 18865
10.4%
8
South Korea
THB 18793
10.7%
9
New Zealand
THB 18540
11.9%
10
India
THB 18517
12.0%
11
Malaysia
THB 18432
12.4%
12
China
THB 18268
13.2%
13
Vietnam
THB 17891
15.0%
14
Japan
THB 17098
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
THB 16665
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
THB 20542
2.4%
1
Brazil
THB 19464
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
THB 19369
8.0%
3
Colombia
THB 19359
8.0%
4
Ecuador
THB 19053
9.5%
5
Guatemala
THB 19024
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
THB 18833
10.5%
7
Panama
THB 18727
11.0%
8
Peru
THB 18412
12.5%
9
Argentina
THB 17465
17.0%
10
Chile
THB 17339
17.6%
11
Uruguay
THB 17233
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 20832
1.0%
1
Uganda
THB 19915
5.4%
2
Zambia
THB 19779
6.0%
3
Morocco
THB 19624
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
THB 19464
7.5%
5
Senegal
THB 19182
8.8%
6
Ghana
THB 18633
11.5%
7
Kenya
THB 18352
12.8%
8
Mozambique
THB 17975
14.6%
9
Cameroon
THB 17754
15.6%
10
Angola
THB 16806
20.1%
11
Nigeria
THB 16755
20.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
THB 21042
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
THB 19990
5.0%
2
Qatar
THB 19990
5.0%
3
Bahrain
THB 19358
8.0%
4
Oman
THB 19358
8.0%
5
Lebanon
THB 18729
11.0%
6
Kuwait
THB 18727
11.0%
7
Egypt
THB 18469
12.2%
8
Israel
THB 18275
13.2%
9
Turkey
THB 17726
15.8%
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.