Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,500,968 บาท
Income Tax
- 2,487,189 บาท
Social Security Fund
- 9,000 บาท
Total tax
- 2,496,189 บาท
Net pay
* 6,004,779 บาท
Marginal tax rate
35.0%
Average tax rate
29.4%
70.6%
Net pay
29.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,004,779 บาท
Net pay
9,000 บาท
Tax the employer pays
2,496,189 บาท
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,505,189 บาท
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 9,000 บาท to pay you 8,500,968 บาท. In other words, every time you spend 10 บาท of your hard-earned money, 2.95 บาท goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.4% tax rate now rises to 29.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,500,968 บาท a year living in Thailand, you will be taxed 2,496,189 บาท. That means that your net pay will be 6,004,779 บาท per year, or 500,398 บาท per month. Your average tax rate is 29.4% and your marginal tax rate is 35.0%. 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 35 บาท, hence, your net pay will only increase by 65 บาท.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 บาท bonus will generate an extra 650 บาท of net incomes. A 5,000 บาท bonus will generate an extra 3,250 บาท of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
THB 7395842
13.0%
1
Hungary
THB 6928289
18.5%
2
Ukraine
THB 6843279
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
THB 6509029
23.4%
4
Switzerland
THB 5747148
32.4%
5
United Kingdom
THB 5172928
39.2%
6
Poland
THB 4988548
41.3%
7
Romania
THB 4973066
41.5%
8
Norway
THB 4962586
41.6%
9
Spain
THB 4961607
41.6%
10
Austria
THB 4935300
41.9%
11
Greece
THB 4831993
43.2%
12
France
THB 4817135
43.3%
13
Denmark
THB 4802679
43.5%
14
Netherlands
THB 4611942
45.8%
15
Ireland
THB 4595315
45.9%
16
Sweden
THB 4583005
46.1%
17
Luxembourg
THB 4562923
46.3%
18
Germany
THB 4512429
46.9%
19
Italy
THB 4110283
51.7%
20
Finland
THB 3662202
56.9%
21
Portugal
THB 3500577
58.8%
22
Belgium
THB 3366546
60.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
THB 5540977
34.8%
1
Canada
THB 4763086
44.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
THB 7414525
12.8%
1
Hong Kong
THB 7169868
15.7%
2
Singapore
THB 6920871
18.6%
3
Thailand
THB 6004779
29.4%
4
Taiwan
THB 5976426
29.7%
5
Indonesia
THB 5875806
30.9%
6
Pakistan
THB 5680967
33.2%
7
China
THB 5662825
33.4%
8
Vietnam
THB 5582654
34.3%
9
New Zealand
THB 5555705
34.7%
10
Malaysia
THB 5539597
34.8%
11
Philippines
THB 5522223
35.0%
12
Japan
THB 5453732
35.9%
13
South Korea
THB 5385565
36.7%
14
Australia
THB 5173390
39.1%
15
India
THB 4298571
49.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
THB 7551020
11.2%
1
Brazil
THB 6182703
27.3%
2
Uruguay
THB 6111437
28.1%
3
Costa Rica
THB 6099983
28.2%
4
Colombia
THB 5977813
29.7%
5
Chile
THB 5948178
30.0%
6
Panama
THB 5905486
30.5%
7
Mexico
THB 5693197
33.0%
8
Puerto Rico
THB 5693495
33.0%
9
Argentina
THB 5525387
35.0%
10
Peru
THB 5480668
35.5%
11
Ecuador
THB 5323492
37.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
THB 6190470
27.2%
1
Kenya
THB 5968270
29.8%
2
Nigeria
THB 5786674
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
THB 5759044
32.3%
4
Ghana
THB 5658022
33.4%
5
Mozambique
THB 5602414
34.1%
6
Zambia
THB 5238234
38.4%
7
Morocco
THB 5229941
38.5%
8
Cameroon
THB 5218605
38.6%
9
Senegal
THB 5140296
39.5%
10
South Africa
THB 5020987
40.9%
11
Uganda
THB 4799579
43.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
THB 8132443
4.3%
1
Bahrain
THB 8105769
4.7%
2
United Arab Emirates
THB 8075920
5.0%
3
Qatar
THB 8075920
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
THB 8000760
5.9%
5
Oman
THB 7820891
8.0%
6
Egypt
THB 6385320
24.9%
7
Lebanon
THB 6382296
24.9%
8
Israel
THB 5101161
40.0%
9
Turkey
THB 4957702
41.7%
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.