Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,596 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 180 บาท
Total tax
- 180 บาท
Net pay
* 3,416 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
3,416 บาท
Net pay
180 บาท
Tax the employer pays
180 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
360 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 180 บาท to pay you 3,596 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 3,596 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 180 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 3,416 บาท per year, or 285 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 3539
1.6%
1
USA
THB 3285
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
THB 3511
2.4%
1
Brazil
THB 3326
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
THB 3310
8.0%
3
Colombia
THB 3308
8.0%
4
Ecuador
THB 3256
9.5%
5
Guatemala
THB 3251
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
THB 3218
10.5%
7
Panama
THB 3201
11.0%
8
Peru
THB 3147
12.5%
9
Argentina
THB 2985
17.0%
10
Chile
THB 2963
17.6%
11
Uruguay
THB 2945
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 3560
1.0%
1
Uganda
THB 3416
5.0%
2
Ghana
THB 3398
5.5%
3
Zambia
THB 3380
6.0%
4
Morocco
THB 3354
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
THB 3326
7.5%
6
Angola
THB 3294
8.4%
7
Senegal
THB 3236
10.0%
8
Cameroon
THB 3034
15.6%
9
Nigeria
THB 2993
16.8%
10
Mozambique
THB 2836
21.1%
11
Kenya
THB 2464
31.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
THB 3596
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
THB 3596
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
THB 3416
5.0%
3
Qatar
THB 3416
5.0%
4
Lebanon
THB 3340
7.1%
5
Oman
THB 3308
8.0%
6
Bahrain
THB 3309
8.0%
7
Kuwait
THB 3201
11.0%
8
Israel
THB 3123
13.2%
9
Turkey
THB 3029
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.