Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$19
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $2
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $0.26
Total tax
- $2.26
Net pay
* $16.74
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16.74
Net pay
** $0.57
Tax the employer pays
$2.26
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2.83
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $0.57 to pay you $19. 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 $19 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $2.26. That means that your net pay will be $16.74 per year, or $1.40 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NZD 19
0.0%
1
Germany
NZD 19
0.0%
2
Austria
NZD 19
0.0%
3
Ireland
NZD 19
0.0%
4
Sweden
NZD 19
0.0%
5
Norway
NZD 19
0.0%
6
Spain
NZD 18
6.3%
7
Italy
NZD 17
9.2%
8
France
NZD 17
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NZD 17
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NZD 17
11.0%
11
Russia
NZD 17
13.0%
12
Hungary
NZD 15
18.5%
13
Ukraine
NZD 15
19.5%
14
Poland
NZD 15
21.5%
15
Greece
NZD 15
21.8%
16
Portugal
NZD 14
25.6%
17
Finland
NZD 13
30.8%
18
Belgium
NZD 13
32.0%
19
Netherlands
NZD 12
38.2%
20
Romania
NZD 11
41.5%
21
Denmark
NZD 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
NZD 19
245.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NZD 19
1.6%
1
USA
NZD 17
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NZD 19
0.0%
1
Singapore
NZD 19
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NZD 19
0.0%
3
Malaysia
NZD 18
3.6%
4
Thailand
NZD 18
5.0%
5
Indonesia
NZD 17
8.8%
6
Taiwan
NZD 17
8.9%
7
South Korea
NZD 17
10.7%
8
New Zealand
NZD 17
11.9%
9
India
NZD 17
12.0%
10
China
NZD 16
13.2%
11
Vietnam
NZD 16
15.0%
12
Japan
NZD 15
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
NZD 15
20.8%
14
Philippines
NZD 8
59.1%
15
Pakistan
NZD 1
95.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NZD 19
2.4%
1
Brazil
NZD 18
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NZD 17
7.9%
3
Colombia
NZD 17
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NZD 17
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NZD 17
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NZD 17
10.5%
7
Panama
NZD 17
11.0%
8
Peru
NZD 17
12.5%
9
Argentina
NZD 16
17.0%
10
Chile
NZD 16
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NZD 16
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 19
1.0%
1
Angola
NZD 18
3.0%
2
Uganda
NZD 18
5.0%
3
Ghana
NZD 18
5.5%
4
Zambia
NZD 18
6.0%
5
Morocco
NZD 18
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NZD 18
7.5%
7
Cameroon
NZD 16
15.6%
8
Nigeria
NZD 16
16.8%
9
Senegal
NZD 15
21.5%
10
Mozambique
NZD 2
87.3%
11
Kenya
NZD 19
287.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
NZD 19
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
NZD 19
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
NZD 18
5.0%
3
Qatar
NZD 18
5.0%
4
Lebanon
NZD 18
7.0%
5
Bahrain
NZD 17
8.0%
6
Oman
NZD 17
8.1%
7
Kuwait
NZD 17
11.0%
8
Israel
NZD 17
13.1%
9
Turkey
NZD 16
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.