Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1,962
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $206
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $27.27
Total tax
- $233
Net pay
* $1,729
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$1,729
Net pay
** $58.86
Tax the employer pays
$233
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$292
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $58.86 to pay you $1,962. 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 $1,962 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $233. That means that your net pay will be $1,729 per year, or $144 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NZD 1962
0.0%
1
Germany
NZD 1962
0.0%
2
Austria
NZD 1962
0.0%
3
Ireland
NZD 1962
0.0%
4
Sweden
NZD 1962
0.0%
5
Norway
NZD 1962
0.0%
6
Spain
NZD 1837
6.4%
7
Switzerland
NZD 1783
9.1%
8
Italy
NZD 1782
9.2%
9
France
NZD 1772
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
NZD 1746
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
NZD 1745
11.1%
12
Russia
NZD 1707
13.0%
13
Hungary
NZD 1599
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NZD 1579
19.5%
15
Poland
NZD 1541
21.5%
16
Greece
NZD 1533
21.9%
17
Portugal
NZD 1461
25.6%
18
Finland
NZD 1359
30.8%
19
Belgium
NZD 1334
32.0%
20
Netherlands
NZD 1234
37.1%
21
Denmark
NZD 1218
37.9%
22
Romania
NZD 1148
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
NZD 1854
5.5%
1
USA
NZD 1792
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NZD 1962
0.0%
1
Singapore
NZD 1962
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NZD 1962
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NZD 1944
0.9%
4
Thailand
NZD 1864
5.0%
5
Philippines
NZD 1813
7.6%
6
Indonesia
NZD 1796
8.5%
7
Taiwan
NZD 1788
8.9%
8
South Korea
NZD 1752
10.7%
9
New Zealand
NZD 1729
11.9%
10
India
NZD 1727
12.0%
11
Malaysia
NZD 1722
12.2%
12
China
NZD 1703
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NZD 1668
15.0%
14
Japan
NZD 1594
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NZD 1554
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NZD 1915
2.4%
1
Brazil
NZD 1815
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NZD 1806
8.0%
3
Colombia
NZD 1805
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NZD 1777
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NZD 1774
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NZD 1756
10.5%
7
Panama
NZD 1746
11.0%
8
Peru
NZD 1717
12.5%
9
Argentina
NZD 1628
17.0%
10
Chile
NZD 1617
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NZD 1607
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 1942
1.0%
1
Zambia
NZD 1844
6.0%
2
Morocco
NZD 1830
6.7%
3
Uganda
NZD 1775
9.6%
4
Ivory Coast
NZD 1764
10.1%
5
Kenya
NZD 1714
12.7%
6
Senegal
NZD 1702
13.2%
7
Cameroon
NZD 1655
15.6%
8
Mozambique
NZD 1650
15.9%
9
Ghana
NZD 1637
16.6%
10
Angola
NZD 1545
21.3%
11
Nigeria
NZD 1500
23.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NZD 1962
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NZD 1864
5.0%
2
Qatar
NZD 1864
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NZD 1805
8.0%
4
Oman
NZD 1805
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 1746
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 1704
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NZD 1698
13.5%
8
Egypt
NZD 1650
15.9%
9
Turkey
NZD 1633
16.8%
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.