Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,838 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 142 บาท
Total tax
- 142 บาท
Net pay
* 2,696 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
2,696 บาท
Net pay
142 บาท
Tax the employer pays
142 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
284 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 142 บาท to pay you 2,838 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 2,838 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 142 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 2,696 บาท per year, or 225 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 2793
1.6%
1
USA
THB 2592
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 2838
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 2838
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 2838
0.0%
3
Thailand
THB 2696
5.0%
4
Indonesia
THB 2588
8.8%
5
Taiwan
THB 2587
8.9%
6
South Korea
THB 2535
10.7%
7
New Zealand
THB 2501
11.9%
8
India
THB 2498
12.0%
9
China
THB 2464
13.2%
10
Pakistan
THB 2463
13.2%
11
Vietnam
THB 2413
15.0%
12
Malaysia
THB 2324
18.1%
13
Japan
THB 2306
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
THB 2248
20.8%
15
Philippines
THB 1569
44.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
THB 2771
2.4%
1
Brazil
THB 2625
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
THB 2612
8.0%
3
Colombia
THB 2611
8.0%
4
Ecuador
THB 2570
9.5%
5
Guatemala
THB 2566
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
THB 2540
10.5%
7
Panama
THB 2526
11.0%
8
Peru
THB 2483
12.5%
9
Argentina
THB 2356
17.0%
10
Chile
THB 2339
17.6%
11
Uruguay
THB 2324
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 2810
1.0%
1
Uganda
THB 2696
5.0%
2
Ghana
THB 2682
5.5%
3
Zambia
THB 2668
6.0%
4
Morocco
THB 2647
6.7%
5
Angola
THB 2643
6.9%
6
Ivory Coast
THB 2625
7.5%
7
Senegal
THB 2543
10.4%
8
Cameroon
THB 2394
15.6%
9
Nigeria
THB 2362
16.8%
10
Mozambique
THB 2177
23.3%
11
Kenya
THB 1706
39.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
THB 2838
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
THB 2838
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
THB 2696
5.0%
3
Qatar
THB 2696
5.0%
4
Lebanon
THB 2639
7.0%
5
Oman
THB 2611
8.0%
6
Bahrain
THB 2611
8.0%
7
Kuwait
THB 2526
11.0%
8
Israel
THB 2465
13.2%
9
Turkey
THB 2391
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.