Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,375
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $564
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $74.71
Total tax
- $639
Net pay
* $4,736
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,736
Net pay
** $161
Tax the employer pays
$639
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$800
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $161 to pay you $5,375. 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 $5,375 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $639. That means that your net pay will be $4,736 per year, or $395 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 5375
0.0%
1
Germany
NZD 5375
0.0%
2
Austria
NZD 5375
0.0%
3
Ireland
NZD 5375
0.0%
4
Norway
NZD 5375
0.0%
5
Spain
NZD 5034
6.4%
6
Switzerland
NZD 4964
7.7%
7
Italy
NZD 4881
9.2%
8
France
NZD 4854
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NZD 4784
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NZD 4781
11.1%
11
Russia
NZD 4676
13.0%
12
Sweden
NZD 4671
13.1%
13
Hungary
NZD 4381
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NZD 4327
19.5%
15
Poland
NZD 4221
21.5%
16
Greece
NZD 4201
21.9%
17
Portugal
NZD 4002
25.6%
18
Finland
NZD 3722
30.8%
19
Belgium
NZD 3655
32.0%
20
Denmark
NZD 3514
34.6%
21
Netherlands
NZD 3381
37.1%
22
Romania
NZD 3144
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 4909
8.7%
1
Canada
NZD 4673
13.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NZD 5375
0.0%
1
Singapore
NZD 5375
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NZD 5375
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NZD 5313
1.2%
4
Thailand
NZD 5106
5.0%
5
Philippines
NZD 5072
5.6%
6
Indonesia
NZD 4941
8.1%
7
Taiwan
NZD 4899
8.9%
8
South Korea
NZD 4800
10.7%
9
Malaysia
NZD 4740
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NZD 4736
11.9%
11
India
NZD 4730
12.0%
12
China
NZD 4666
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NZD 4529
15.8%
14
Japan
NZD 4368
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NZD 4257
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NZD 5219
2.9%
1
Colombia
NZD 5487
7.3%
2
Brazil
NZD 4955
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
NZD 4948
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NZD 4867
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NZD 4860
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NZD 4811
10.5%
7
Panama
NZD 4784
11.0%
8
Peru
NZD 4703
12.5%
9
Argentina
NZD 4461
17.0%
10
Chile
NZD 4429
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NZD 4395
18.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 5321
1.0%
1
Morocco
NZD 4990
7.2%
2
Kenya
NZD 4622
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
NZD 4567
15.0%
4
Cameroon
NZD 4535
15.6%
5
Zambia
NZD 4433
17.5%
6
Mozambique
NZD 4401
18.1%
7
Ghana
NZD 4251
20.9%
8
Angola
NZD 4115
23.4%
9
Senegal
NZD 4035
24.9%
10
Uganda
NZD 3991
25.7%
11
Nigeria
NZD 3865
28.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NZD 5375
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NZD 5106
5.0%
2
Qatar
NZD 5106
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NZD 4945
8.0%
4
Oman
NZD 4945
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 4784
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 4668
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NZD 4349
19.1%
8
Egypt
NZD 4230
21.3%
9
Turkey
NZD 3448
35.8%
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.