Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$7,000
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $735
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $97.30
Total tax
- $832
Net pay
* $6,168
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$6,168
Net pay
** $210
Tax the employer pays
$832
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,042
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $210 to pay you $7,000. 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 $7,000 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $832. That means that your net pay will be $6,168 per year, or $514 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 7000
0.0%
1
Germany
NZD 7000
0.0%
2
Austria
NZD 7000
0.0%
3
Ireland
NZD 7000
0.0%
4
Norway
NZD 7000
0.0%
5
Spain
NZD 6556
6.4%
6
Switzerland
NZD 6478
7.5%
7
Italy
NZD 6357
9.2%
8
France
NZD 6321
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NZD 6230
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NZD 6226
11.1%
11
Russia
NZD 6090
13.0%
12
Sweden
NZD 5800
17.2%
13
Hungary
NZD 5705
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NZD 5635
19.5%
15
Poland
NZD 5497
21.5%
16
Greece
NZD 5471
21.9%
17
Portugal
NZD 5211
25.6%
18
Finland
NZD 4847
30.8%
19
Belgium
NZD 4760
32.0%
20
Denmark
NZD 4608
34.2%
21
Netherlands
NZD 4405
37.1%
22
Romania
NZD 4095
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 6394
8.7%
1
Canada
NZD 5887
15.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NZD 7000
0.0%
1
Singapore
NZD 7000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NZD 7000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NZD 6890
1.6%
4
Philippines
NZD 6669
4.7%
5
Thailand
NZD 6647
5.0%
6
Indonesia
NZD 6392
8.7%
7
Taiwan
NZD 6380
8.9%
8
South Korea
NZD 6231
11.0%
9
Malaysia
NZD 6174
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NZD 6168
11.9%
11
India
NZD 6160
12.0%
12
Vietnam
NZD 5838
16.6%
13
Japan
NZD 5688
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NZD 5544
20.8%
15
China
NZD 5356
23.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NZD 6577
6.0%
1
Colombia
NZD 6982
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
NZD 6444
8.0%
3
Brazil
NZD 6421
8.3%
4
Ecuador
NZD 6338
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NZD 6329
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NZD 6265
10.5%
7
Panama
NZD 6230
11.0%
8
Peru
NZD 6125
12.5%
9
Chile
NZD 5768
17.6%
10
Uruguay
NZD 5593
20.1%
11
Argentina
NZD 4682
33.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 6930
1.0%
1
Morocco
NZD 6383
8.8%
2
Ivory Coast
NZD 5842
16.5%
3
Cameroon
NZD 5841
16.6%
4
Kenya
NZD 5816
16.9%
5
Mozambique
NZD 5652
19.3%
6
Ghana
NZD 5402
22.8%
7
Zambia
NZD 5351
23.6%
8
Angola
NZD 5313
24.1%
9
Senegal
NZD 5065
27.6%
10
Uganda
NZD 5043
28.0%
11
Nigeria
NZD 4970
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NZD 7000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NZD 6650
5.0%
2
Qatar
NZD 6650
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NZD 6440
8.0%
4
Oman
NZD 6440
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 6230
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 6080
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NZD 5568
20.5%
8
Egypt
NZD 5530
21.0%
9
Turkey
NZD 4395
37.2%
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.