Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,788 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 239 บาท
Total tax
- 239 บาท
Net pay
* 4,549 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
4,549 บาท
Net pay
239 บาท
Tax the employer pays
239 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
479 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 239 บาท to pay you 4,788 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 4,788 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 239 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 4,549 บาท per year, or 379 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 4712
1.6%
1
USA
THB 4373
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 4788
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 4788
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 4788
0.0%
3
Thailand
THB 4549
5.0%
4
Pakistan
THB 4413
7.8%
5
Indonesia
THB 4367
8.8%
6
Taiwan
THB 4364
8.9%
7
South Korea
THB 4276
10.7%
8
New Zealand
THB 4219
11.9%
9
India
THB 4213
12.0%
10
China
THB 4157
13.2%
11
Malaysia
THB 4100
14.4%
12
Vietnam
THB 4071
15.0%
13
Japan
THB 3891
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
THB 3792
20.8%
15
Philippines
THB 3499
26.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
THB 4674
2.4%
1
Brazil
THB 4429
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
THB 4407
8.0%
3
Colombia
THB 4405
8.0%
4
Ecuador
THB 4336
9.5%
5
Guatemala
THB 4329
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
THB 4285
10.5%
7
Panama
THB 4261
11.0%
8
Peru
THB 4190
12.5%
9
Argentina
THB 3974
17.0%
10
Chile
THB 3945
17.6%
11
Uruguay
THB 3921
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 4740
1.0%
1
Uganda
THB 4549
5.0%
2
Ghana
THB 4525
5.5%
3
Zambia
THB 4501
6.0%
4
Morocco
THB 4465
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
THB 4429
7.5%
6
Senegal
THB 4325
9.7%
7
Angola
THB 4290
10.4%
8
Cameroon
THB 4040
15.6%
9
Nigeria
THB 3985
16.8%
10
Mozambique
THB 3873
19.1%
11
Kenya
THB 3656
23.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
THB 4788
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
THB 4788
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
THB 4549
5.0%
3
Qatar
THB 4549
5.0%
4
Lebanon
THB 4414
7.8%
5
Bahrain
THB 4404
8.0%
6
Oman
THB 4405
8.0%
7
Kuwait
THB 4262
11.0%
8
Israel
THB 4158
13.2%
9
Turkey
THB 4033
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.