Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,438 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 1,572 บาท
Total tax
- 1,572 บาท
Net pay
* 29,866 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
29,866 บาท
Net pay
1,572 บาท
Tax the employer pays
1,572 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,144 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,572 บาท to pay you 31,438 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 31,438 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 1,572 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 29,866 บาท per year, or 2,489 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
THB 30276
3.7%
1
USA
THB 28715
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 31438
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 31438
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 31438
0.0%
3
Pakistan
THB 31063
1.2%
4
Thailand
THB 29866
5.0%
5
Philippines
THB 28785
8.4%
6
Indonesia
THB 28731
8.6%
7
Taiwan
THB 28655
8.9%
8
South Korea
THB 28078
10.7%
9
New Zealand
THB 27700
11.9%
10
India
THB 27665
12.0%
11
Malaysia
THB 27565
12.3%
12
China
THB 27293
13.2%
13
Vietnam
THB 26730
15.0%
14
Japan
THB 25546
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
THB 24899
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 31124
1.0%
1
Zambia
THB 29552
6.0%
2
Morocco
THB 29319
6.7%
3
Uganda
THB 29266
6.9%
4
Ivory Coast
THB 28663
8.8%
5
Senegal
THB 27868
11.4%
6
Kenya
THB 27436
12.7%
7
Ghana
THB 26738
15.0%
8
Mozambique
THB 26631
15.3%
9
Cameroon
THB 26525
15.6%
10
Angola
THB 24879
20.9%
11
Nigeria
THB 24451
22.2%
12
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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.