Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$46,640
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $7,264
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $648
Total tax
- $7,912
Net pay
* $38,728
Marginal tax rate
23.9%
Average tax rate
17.0%
83.0%
Net pay
17.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$38,728
Net pay
** $1,399
Tax the employer pays
$7,912
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$9,311
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,399 to pay you $46,640. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17% tax rate now rises to 19.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $46,640 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $7,912. That means that your net pay will be $38,728 per year, or $3,227 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.0% and your marginal tax rate is 23.9%. 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 $23.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by $76.12.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $761 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,806 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
NZD 41680
10.6%
1
Ireland
NZD 40697
12.7%
2
Russia
NZD 40577
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
NZD 40149
13.9%
4
France
NZD 39439
15.4%
5
Hungary
NZD 38012
18.5%
6
Norway
NZD 37842
18.9%
7
Ukraine
NZD 37545
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
NZD 37515
19.6%
9
Austria
NZD 36925
20.8%
10
Spain
NZD 36809
21.1%
11
Czech Republic
NZD 36686
21.3%
12
Sweden
NZD 33420
28.3%
13
Greece
NZD 33307
28.6%
14
Italy
NZD 33079
29.1%
15
Germany
NZD 33030
29.2%
16
Poland
NZD 31873
31.7%
17
Denmark
NZD 31294
32.9%
18
Finland
NZD 30645
34.3%
19
Portugal
NZD 29642
36.4%
20
Netherlands
NZD 29350
37.1%
21
Romania
NZD 27284
41.5%
22
Belgium
NZD 26989
42.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 38501
17.5%
1
Canada
NZD 34503
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
NZD 43794
6.1%
1
Taiwan
NZD 41695
10.6%
2
Thailand
NZD 41045
12.0%
3
Australia
NZD 40651
12.8%
4
South Korea
NZD 38922
16.6%
5
New Zealand
NZD 38728
17.0%
6
Kazakhstan
NZD 37339
19.9%
7
Indonesia
NZD 37221
20.2%
8
Pakistan
NZD 37176
20.3%
9
Singapore
NZD 36755
21.2%
10
Japan
NZD 36546
21.6%
11
Malaysia
NZD 36404
22.0%
12
Philippines
NZD 35116
24.7%
13
Vietnam
NZD 33877
27.4%
14
China
NZD 31829
31.8%
15
India
NZD 30377
34.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
NZD 42168
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
NZD 41137
11.8%
2
Costa Rica
NZD 40964
12.2%
3
Ecuador
NZD 39758
14.8%
4
Colombia
NZD 38275
17.9%
5
Panama
NZD 38054
18.4%
6
Chile
NZD 37463
19.7%
7
Mexico
NZD 36094
22.6%
8
Peru
NZD 35684
23.5%
9
Brazil
NZD 34756
25.5%
10
Uruguay
NZD 33681
27.8%
11
Argentina
NZD 30304
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 36741
21.2%
1
Angola
NZD 34221
26.6%
2
Mozambique
NZD 34027
27.0%
3
Kenya
NZD 33498
28.2%
4
Ghana
NZD 32526
30.3%
5
Ivory Coast
NZD 32428
30.5%
6
Morocco
NZD 32055
31.3%
7
Nigeria
NZD 31933
31.5%
8
Uganda
NZD 30809
33.9%
9
Cameroon
NZD 30465
34.7%
10
Senegal
NZD 29903
35.9%
11
Zambia
NZD 29174
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NZD 44308
5.0%
1
Qatar
NZD 44308
5.0%
2
Bahrain
NZD 42909
8.0%
3
Oman
NZD 42909
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
NZD 41976
10.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 41510
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 39175
16.0%
7
Egypt
NZD 35444
24.0%
8
Lebanon
NZD 35298
24.3%
9
Turkey
NZD 27485
41.1%
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.