Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,250 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 2,113 บาท
Total tax
- 2,113 บาท
Net pay
* 40,138 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
40,138 บาท
Net pay
2,113 บาท
Tax the employer pays
2,113 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,225 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,113 บาท to pay you 42,250 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 42,250 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 2,113 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 40,138 บาท per year, or 3,345 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 39812
5.8%
1
USA
THB 38591
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 42250
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 42250
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 42250
0.0%
3
Pakistan
THB 41875
0.9%
4
Thailand
THB 40138
5.0%
5
Philippines
THB 39077
7.5%
6
Indonesia
THB 38687
8.4%
7
Taiwan
THB 38510
8.9%
8
South Korea
THB 37734
10.7%
9
New Zealand
THB 37226
11.9%
10
India
THB 37180
12.0%
11
Malaysia
THB 37092
12.2%
12
China
THB 36679
13.2%
13
Vietnam
THB 35923
15.0%
14
Japan
THB 34332
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
THB 33462
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
THB 41247
2.4%
1
Brazil
THB 39081
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
THB 38891
8.0%
3
Colombia
THB 38870
8.0%
4
Ecuador
THB 38257
9.5%
5
Guatemala
THB 38199
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
THB 37814
10.5%
7
Panama
THB 37603
11.0%
8
Peru
THB 36969
12.5%
9
Argentina
THB 35068
17.0%
10
Chile
THB 34814
17.6%
11
Uruguay
THB 34603
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 41828
1.0%
1
Zambia
THB 39715
6.0%
2
Morocco
THB 39402
6.7%
3
Uganda
THB 37941
10.2%
4
Ivory Coast
THB 37927
10.2%
5
Kenya
THB 36908
12.6%
6
Senegal
THB 36554
13.5%
7
Cameroon
THB 35647
15.6%
8
Mozambique
THB 35496
16.0%
9
Ghana
THB 35168
16.8%
10
Angola
THB 33229
21.4%
11
Nigeria
THB 32196
23.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
THB 42250
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
THB 40137
5.0%
2
Qatar
THB 40138
5.0%
3
Bahrain
THB 38870
8.0%
4
Oman
THB 38870
8.0%
5
Kuwait
THB 37602
11.0%
6
Israel
THB 36694
13.2%
7
Lebanon
THB 36455
13.7%
8
Egypt
THB 35405
16.2%
9
Turkey
THB 35099
16.9%
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.