Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$11,778
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $1,237
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $164
Total tax
- $1,400
Net pay
* $10,378
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$10,378
Net pay
** $353
Tax the employer pays
$1,400
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,754
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $353 to pay you $11,778. 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 $11,778 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $1,400. That means that your net pay will be $10,378 per year, or $865 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NZD 11778
0.0%
1
Ireland
NZD 11778
0.0%
2
Norway
NZD 11292
4.1%
3
Spain
NZD 11030
6.4%
4
Switzerland
NZD 10931
7.2%
5
Italy
NZD 10696
9.2%
6
Austria
NZD 10671
9.4%
7
France
NZD 10636
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
NZD 10482
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
NZD 10476
11.1%
10
Russia
NZD 10247
13.0%
11
Hungary
NZD 9599
18.5%
12
Ukraine
NZD 9481
19.5%
13
Germany
NZD 9461
19.7%
14
Sweden
NZD 9369
20.5%
15
Poland
NZD 9249
21.5%
16
Greece
NZD 9205
21.9%
17
Portugal
NZD 8733
25.9%
18
Finland
NZD 8156
30.8%
19
Belgium
NZD 8009
32.0%
20
Denmark
NZD 7822
33.6%
21
Netherlands
NZD 7412
37.1%
22
Romania
NZD 6890
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 10764
8.6%
1
Canada
NZD 9211
21.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NZD 11778
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
NZD 11778
0.0%
2
Thailand
NZD 11138
5.4%
3
Pakistan
NZD 11104
5.7%
4
Taiwan
NZD 10736
8.9%
5
Philippines
NZD 10534
10.6%
6
South Korea
NZD 10404
11.7%
7
Malaysia
NZD 10393
11.8%
8
New Zealand
NZD 10378
11.9%
9
Indonesia
NZD 10339
12.2%
10
India
NZD 9728
17.4%
11
Japan
NZD 9571
18.7%
12
Vietnam
NZD 9557
18.9%
13
Singapore
NZD 9426
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
NZD 9328
20.8%
15
China
NZD 8488
27.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
NZD 10842
8.0%
1
Colombia
NZD 10836
8.0%
2
Ecuador
NZD 10665
9.5%
3
Guatemala
NZD 10649
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
NZD 10541
10.5%
5
Panama
NZD 10482
11.0%
6
Mexico
NZD 10342
12.2%
7
Brazil
NZD 10325
12.3%
8
Peru
NZD 10306
12.5%
9
Chile
NZD 9705
17.6%
10
Uruguay
NZD 9411
20.1%
11
Argentina
NZD 7644
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 11069
6.0%
1
Morocco
NZD 10060
14.6%
2
Mozambique
NZD 9331
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
NZD 9298
21.1%
4
Cameroon
NZD 9296
21.1%
5
Kenya
NZD 9126
22.5%
6
Angola
NZD 8824
25.1%
7
Ghana
NZD 8789
25.4%
8
Nigeria
NZD 8220
30.2%
9
Uganda
NZD 8149
30.8%
10
Senegal
NZD 8106
31.2%
11
Zambia
NZD 8051
31.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NZD 11189
5.0%
1
Qatar
NZD 11189
5.0%
2
Bahrain
NZD 10836
8.0%
3
Oman
NZD 10836
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
NZD 10600
10.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 10482
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 10229
13.2%
7
Egypt
NZD 9239
21.6%
8
Lebanon
NZD 9151
22.3%
9
Turkey
NZD 7178
39.1%
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.