Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
492 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 24.60 บาท
Total tax
- 24.60 บาท
Net pay
* 467 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
467 บาท
Net pay
24.60 บาท
Tax the employer pays
24.60 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
49.20 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 24.60 บาท to pay you 492 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 492 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 24.60 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 467 บาท per year, or 38.95 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 484
1.6%
1
USA
THB 449
8.6%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
THB 492
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
THB 492
0.0%
2
Qatar
THB 467
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
THB 467
5.0%
4
Lebanon
THB 458
7.0%
5
Bahrain
THB 452
8.1%
6
Oman
THB 453
8.1%
7
Kuwait
THB 438
11.0%
8
Israel
THB 427
13.1%
9
Turkey
THB 414
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.