Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,542 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 1,927 บาท
Total tax
- 1,927 บาท
Net pay
* 36,615 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
36,615 บาท
Net pay
1,927 บาท
Tax the employer pays
1,927 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,854 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,927 บาท to pay you 38,542 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 38,542 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 1,927 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 36,615 บาท per year, or 3,051 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 36541
5.2%
1
USA
THB 35204
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 38157
1.0%
1
Zambia
THB 36229
6.0%
2
Morocco
THB 35944
6.7%
3
Uganda
THB 35201
8.7%
4
Ivory Coast
THB 34750
9.8%
5
Kenya
THB 33659
12.7%
6
Senegal
THB 33575
12.9%
7
Cameroon
THB 32519
15.6%
8
Mozambique
THB 32456
15.8%
9
Ghana
THB 32277
16.3%
10
Angola
THB 30383
21.2%
11
Nigeria
THB 29563
23.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
THB 38542
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
THB 36615
5.0%
2
Qatar
THB 36615
5.0%
3
Bahrain
THB 35458
8.0%
4
Oman
THB 35458
8.0%
5
Kuwait
THB 34303
11.0%
6
Israel
THB 33474
13.2%
7
Lebanon
THB 33435
13.3%
8
Egypt
THB 32568
15.5%
9
Turkey
THB 32160
16.6%
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.