Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,542 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 277 บาท
Total tax
- 277 บาท
Net pay
* 5,265 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
5,265 บาท
Net pay
277 บาท
Tax the employer pays
277 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
554 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 277 บาท to pay you 5,542 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 5,542 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 277 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 5,265 บาท per year, or 439 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
THB 5542
0.0%
1
Germany
THB 5542
0.0%
2
Austria
THB 5542
0.0%
3
Ireland
THB 5542
0.0%
4
Sweden
THB 5542
0.0%
5
Norway
THB 5542
0.0%
6
Spain
THB 5190
6.4%
7
Italy
THB 5033
9.2%
8
France
THB 5004
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
THB 4932
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
THB 4930
11.1%
11
Russia
THB 4822
13.0%
12
Hungary
THB 4517
18.5%
13
Ukraine
THB 4461
19.5%
14
Poland
THB 4352
21.5%
15
Greece
THB 4331
21.9%
16
Switzerland
THB 4231
23.7%
17
Portugal
THB 4126
25.6%
18
Finland
THB 3838
30.8%
19
Belgium
THB 3769
32.0%
20
Netherlands
THB 3492
37.0%
21
Romania
THB 3242
41.5%
22
Denmark
THB 502
92.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
THB 5454
1.6%
1
USA
THB 5062
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
THB 5542
0.0%
1
Singapore
THB 5542
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
THB 5542
0.0%
3
Thailand
THB 5265
5.0%
4
Pakistan
THB 5167
6.8%
5
Indonesia
THB 5054
8.8%
6
Taiwan
THB 5051
8.9%
7
South Korea
THB 4950
10.7%
8
New Zealand
THB 4883
11.9%
9
India
THB 4877
12.0%
10
China
THB 4811
13.2%
11
Malaysia
THB 4756
14.2%
12
Vietnam
THB 4712
15.0%
13
Japan
THB 4503
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
THB 4389
20.8%
15
Philippines
THB 4246
23.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
THB 5410
2.4%
1
Brazil
THB 5126
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
THB 5101
8.0%
3
Colombia
THB 5099
8.0%
4
Ecuador
THB 5018
9.5%
5
Guatemala
THB 5011
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
THB 4960
10.5%
7
Panama
THB 4932
11.0%
8
Peru
THB 4849
12.5%
9
Argentina
THB 4600
17.0%
10
Chile
THB 4567
17.6%
11
Uruguay
THB 4539
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
THB 5487
1.0%
1
Uganda
THB 5265
5.0%
2
Ghana
THB 5237
5.5%
3
Zambia
THB 5209
6.0%
4
Morocco
THB 5168
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
THB 5126
7.5%
6
Senegal
THB 5015
9.5%
7
Angola
THB 4919
11.3%
8
Cameroon
THB 4676
15.6%
9
Nigeria
THB 4613
16.8%
10
Mozambique
THB 4529
18.3%
11
Kenya
THB 4398
20.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
THB 5542
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
THB 5542
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
THB 5265
5.0%
3
Qatar
THB 5265
5.0%
4
Bahrain
THB 5099
8.0%
5
Oman
THB 5099
8.0%
6
Lebanon
THB 5093
8.1%
7
Kuwait
THB 4933
11.0%
8
Israel
THB 4813
13.2%
9
Turkey
THB 4669
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.