Income tax calculator New Zealand

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$28,184
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $3,952
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $392
Total tax
- $4,344
Net pay
* $23,840
Marginal tax rate
18.9%
Average tax rate
15.4%
84.6%
Net pay
15.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$23,840
Net pay
** $846
Tax the employer pays
$4,344
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,189
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $846 to pay you $28,184. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.84 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.4% tax rate now rises to 17.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make $28,184 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $4,344. That means that your net pay will be $23,840 per year, or $1,987 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.4% and your marginal tax rate is 18.9%. 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 $18.89, hence, your net pay will only increase by $81.11.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $811 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,056 of net incomes.
Tax per income
$28,500
$29,000
$29,500
$30,000
$30,500
$31,000
$31,500
$32,000
$32,500
$33,000
$33,500
$34,000
$34,500
$35,000
$35,500
$36,000
$36,500
$37,000
$37,500
$38,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
NZD 27942
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
NZD 27829
1.3%
2
Switzerland
NZD 26122
7.3%
3
Spain
NZD 24989
11.3%
4
France
NZD 24670
12.5%
5
Russia
NZD 24520
13.0%
6
Norway
NZD 24514
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
NZD 24095
14.5%
8
Austria
NZD 23822
15.5%
9
Czech Republic
NZD 23028
18.3%
10
Hungary
NZD 22970
18.5%
11
Italy
NZD 22867
18.9%
12
Ukraine
NZD 22688
19.5%
13
Germany
NZD 22337
20.7%
14
Greece
NZD 21202
24.8%
15
Sweden
NZD 21052
25.3%
16
Poland
NZD 20088
28.7%
17
Portugal
NZD 19186
31.9%
18
Finland
NZD 18966
32.7%
19
Denmark
NZD 18860
33.1%
20
Belgium
NZD 18655
33.8%
21
Netherlands
NZD 17736
37.1%
22
Romania
NZD 16488
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 24554
12.9%
1
Canada
NZD 21072
25.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
NZD 26759
5.1%
1
Australia
NZD 26382
6.4%
2
Thailand
NZD 25882
8.2%
3
Taiwan
NZD 25693
8.8%
4
South Korea
NZD 24483
13.1%
5
Pakistan
NZD 24112
14.5%
6
New Zealand
NZD 23840
15.4%
7
Malaysia
NZD 23703
15.9%
8
Indonesia
NZD 23700
15.9%
9
Japan
NZD 22756
19.3%
10
Philippines
NZD 22582
19.9%
11
Singapore
NZD 22494
20.2%
12
Kazakhstan
NZD 22390
20.6%
13
Vietnam
NZD 21461
23.9%
14
China
NZD 19909
29.4%
15
India
NZD 19894
29.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
NZD 25481
9.6%
1
Guatemala
NZD 25482
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
NZD 25225
10.5%
3
Ecuador
NZD 25132
10.8%
4
Colombia
NZD 24804
12.0%
5
Panama
NZD 24092
14.5%
6
Chile
NZD 22948
18.6%
7
Mexico
NZD 22805
19.1%
8
Peru
NZD 21824
22.6%
9
Uruguay
NZD 21742
22.9%
10
Brazil
NZD 21376
24.2%
11
Argentina
NZD 18308
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 23871
15.3%
1
Mozambique
NZD 21218
24.7%
2
Angola
NZD 20795
26.2%
3
Morocco
NZD 20732
26.4%
4
Kenya
NZD 20579
27.0%
5
Ivory Coast
NZD 20368
27.7%
6
Ghana
NZD 20317
27.9%
7
Nigeria
NZD 19379
31.2%
8
Cameroon
NZD 19232
31.8%
9
Uganda
NZD 18813
33.3%
10
Senegal
NZD 18619
33.9%
11
Zambia
NZD 17823
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NZD 26775
5.0%
1
Qatar
NZD 26775
5.0%
2
Bahrain
NZD 25929
8.0%
3
Oman
NZD 25929
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
NZD 25366
10.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 25084
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 24478
13.2%
7
Egypt
NZD 21602
23.4%
8
Lebanon
NZD 21456
23.9%
9
Turkey
NZD 15993
43.3%
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.