Income tax calculator New Zealand

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$50,000
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $8,020
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $695
Total tax
- $8,715
Net pay
* $41,285
Marginal tax rate
31.4%
Average tax rate
17.4%
82.6%
Net pay
17.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$41,285
Net pay
** $1,500
Tax the employer pays
$8,715
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$10,215
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,500 to pay you $50,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.04 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.4% tax rate now rises to 19.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make $50,000 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $8,715. That means that your net pay will be $41,285 per year, or $3,440 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.4% and your marginal tax rate is 31.4%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $31.39, hence, your net pay will only increase by $68.61.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $686 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,431 of net incomes.
Tax per income
$50,500
$51,000
$51,500
$52,000
$52,500
$53,000
$53,500
$54,000
$54,500
$55,000
$55,500
$56,000
$56,500
$57,000
$57,500
$58,000
$58,500
$59,000
$59,500
$60,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
NZD 44428
11.1%
1
Russia
NZD 43500
13.0%
2
Ireland
NZD 43100
13.8%
3
United Kingdom
NZD 42392
15.2%
4
France
NZD 42022
16.0%
5
Hungary
NZD 40750
18.5%
6
Ukraine
NZD 40250
19.5%
7
Norway
NZD 40059
19.9%
8
Luxembourg
NZD 39736
20.5%
9
Czech Republic
NZD 39172
21.7%
10
Spain
NZD 39012
22.0%
11
Austria
NZD 38675
22.7%
12
Sweden
NZD 35672
28.7%
13
Greece
NZD 35384
29.2%
14
Germany
NZD 34913
30.2%
15
Italy
NZD 34503
31.0%
16
Poland
NZD 34019
32.0%
17
Denmark
NZD 33591
32.8%
18
Finland
NZD 32632
34.7%
19
Netherlands
NZD 31465
37.1%
20
Portugal
NZD 31391
37.2%
21
Romania
NZD 29250
41.5%
22
Belgium
NZD 28005
44.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 40988
18.0%
1
Canada
NZD 36947
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
NZD 46794
6.4%
1
Taiwan
NZD 44600
10.8%
2
Thailand
NZD 43671
12.7%
3
Australia
NZD 43240
13.5%
4
South Korea
NZD 41549
16.9%
5
New Zealand
NZD 41285
17.4%
6
Kazakhstan
NZD 40061
19.9%
7
Indonesia
NZD 39665
20.7%
8
Pakistan
NZD 39444
21.1%
9
Singapore
NZD 39328
21.3%
10
Japan
NZD 38835
22.3%
11
Malaysia
NZD 38585
22.8%
12
Philippines
NZD 37384
25.2%
13
Vietnam
NZD 35982
28.0%
14
China
NZD 33761
32.5%
15
India
NZD 32286
35.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
NZD 45206
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
NZD 43934
12.1%
2
Costa Rica
NZD 43671
12.7%
3
Ecuador
NZD 42344
15.3%
4
Colombia
NZD 40627
18.8%
5
Panama
NZD 40596
18.8%
6
Chile
NZD 40010
20.0%
7
Mexico
NZD 38364
23.3%
8
Peru
NZD 38152
23.7%
9
Brazil
NZD 37192
25.6%
10
Uruguay
NZD 36116
27.8%
11
Argentina
NZD 32488
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 38933
22.1%
1
Angola
NZD 36666
26.7%
2
Mozambique
NZD 36211
27.6%
3
Kenya
NZD 35850
28.3%
4
Ghana
NZD 34749
30.5%
5
Ivory Coast
NZD 34539
30.9%
6
Nigeria
NZD 34219
31.6%
7
Morocco
NZD 34091
31.8%
8
Uganda
NZD 32993
34.0%
9
Cameroon
NZD 32510
35.0%
10
Senegal
NZD 31919
36.2%
11
Zambia
NZD 31240
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NZD 47500
5.0%
1
Qatar
NZD 47500
5.0%
2
Bahrain
NZD 46000
8.0%
3
Oman
NZD 46000
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
NZD 45000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 44500
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 41718
16.6%
7
Egypt
NZD 37964
24.1%
8
Lebanon
NZD 37818
24.4%
9
Turkey
NZD 29442
41.1%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of New Zealand, 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.

NOTE** Voluntary deduction related to an employee who has joined a KiwiSaver scheme. As it is optional, it was not included in the withholding tax in the section above. The amount displayed is a potential employer contribution for an employee with a KiwiSaver scheme.