Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1,225
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $129
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $17.03
Total tax
- $146
Net pay
* $1,079
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$1,079
Net pay
** $36.75
Tax the employer pays
$146
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$182
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $36.75 to pay you $1,225. 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 $1,225 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $146. That means that your net pay will be $1,079 per year, or $89.95 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 1225
0.0%
1
Germany
NZD 1225
0.0%
2
Austria
NZD 1225
0.0%
3
Ireland
NZD 1225
0.0%
4
Sweden
NZD 1225
0.0%
5
Norway
NZD 1225
0.0%
6
Spain
NZD 1147
6.4%
7
Italy
NZD 1112
9.2%
8
France
NZD 1106
9.7%
9
Switzerland
NZD 1096
10.5%
10
Czech Republic
NZD 1090
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
NZD 1090
11.1%
12
Russia
NZD 1066
13.0%
13
Hungary
NZD 998
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NZD 986
19.5%
15
Poland
NZD 962
21.5%
16
Greece
NZD 957
21.9%
17
Portugal
NZD 912
25.6%
18
Finland
NZD 848
30.8%
19
Belgium
NZD 833
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NZD 771
37.1%
21
Denmark
NZD 722
41.0%
22
Romania
NZD 717
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NZD 1204
1.8%
1
USA
NZD 1119
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NZD 1225
0.0%
1
Singapore
NZD 1225
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NZD 1225
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NZD 1207
1.5%
4
Thailand
NZD 1164
5.0%
5
Indonesia
NZD 1118
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NZD 1117
8.9%
7
Philippines
NZD 1111
9.3%
8
South Korea
NZD 1094
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NZD 1079
11.9%
10
India
NZD 1078
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NZD 1073
12.4%
12
China
NZD 1063
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NZD 1042
15.0%
14
Japan
NZD 995
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NZD 970
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NZD 1196
2.4%
1
Brazil
NZD 1133
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NZD 1128
8.0%
3
Colombia
NZD 1127
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NZD 1109
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NZD 1108
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NZD 1096
10.5%
7
Panama
NZD 1090
11.0%
8
Peru
NZD 1072
12.5%
9
Argentina
NZD 1017
17.0%
10
Chile
NZD 1009
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NZD 1003
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 1213
1.0%
1
Uganda
NZD 1158
5.4%
2
Zambia
NZD 1152
6.0%
3
Morocco
NZD 1142
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
NZD 1133
7.5%
5
Senegal
NZD 1110
9.4%
6
Kenya
NZD 1068
12.8%
7
Ghana
NZD 1063
13.3%
8
Mozambique
NZD 1046
14.6%
9
Cameroon
NZD 1034
15.6%
10
Angola
NZD 974
20.5%
11
Nigeria
NZD 966
21.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NZD 1225
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NZD 1164
5.0%
2
Qatar
NZD 1164
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NZD 1127
8.0%
4
Oman
NZD 1127
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 1090
11.0%
6
Lebanon
NZD 1080
11.8%
7
Egypt
NZD 1070
12.6%
8
Israel
NZD 1064
13.2%
9
Turkey
NZD 1032
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.