Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1,176
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $123
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $16.35
Total tax
- $140
Net pay
* $1,036
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$1,036
Net pay
** $35.28
Tax the employer pays
$140
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$175
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $35.28 to pay you $1,176. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.49 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.9% tax rate now rises to 14.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $1,176 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $140. That means that your net pay will be $1,036 per year, or $86.35 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.9% and your marginal tax rate is 11.9%. 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 $11.89, hence, your net pay will only increase by $88.11.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $881 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,406 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NZD 1157
1.6%
1
USA
NZD 1074
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NZD 1176
0.0%
1
Singapore
NZD 1176
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NZD 1176
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NZD 1158
1.5%
4
Thailand
NZD 1117
5.0%
5
Indonesia
NZD 1073
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NZD 1072
8.9%
7
Philippines
NZD 1064
9.5%
8
South Korea
NZD 1050
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NZD 1036
11.9%
10
India
NZD 1035
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NZD 1030
12.4%
12
China
NZD 1021
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NZD 1000
15.0%
14
Japan
NZD 956
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NZD 931
20.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NZD 1176
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NZD 1117
5.0%
2
Qatar
NZD 1117
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NZD 1082
8.0%
4
Oman
NZD 1082
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 1047
11.0%
6
Lebanon
NZD 1039
11.7%
7
Egypt
NZD 1028
12.6%
8
Israel
NZD 1021
13.2%
9
Turkey
NZD 991
15.8%
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.