Income tax calculator New Zealand

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$71,240
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $14,429
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $990
Total tax
- $15,419
Net pay
* $55,821
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
21.6%
78.4%
Net pay
21.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$55,821
Net pay
** $2,137
Tax the employer pays
$15,419
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$17,557
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,137 to pay you $71,240. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.6% tax rate now rises to 23.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make $71,240 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $15,419. That means that your net pay will be $55,821 per year, or $4,652 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.6% and your marginal tax rate is 34.4%. 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 $34.39, hence, your net pay will only increase by $65.61.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $656 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,281 of net incomes.
Tax per income
$71,500
$72,000
$72,500
$73,000
$73,500
$74,000
$74,500
$75,000
$75,500
$76,000
$76,500
$77,000
$77,500
$78,000
$78,500
$79,000
$79,500
$80,000
$80,500
$81,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
NZD 61979
13.0%
1
Switzerland
NZD 61255
14.0%
2
Hungary
NZD 58061
18.5%
3
Ukraine
NZD 57348
19.5%
4
Ireland
NZD 57173
19.8%
5
United Kingdom
NZD 56569
20.6%
6
France
NZD 55956
21.5%
7
Czech Republic
NZD 54890
23.0%
8
Norway
NZD 54078
24.1%
9
Spain
NZD 52828
25.9%
10
Luxembourg
NZD 52323
26.6%
11
Austria
NZD 50488
29.1%
12
Sweden
NZD 50311
29.4%
13
Denmark
NZD 47999
32.6%
14
Greece
NZD 47912
32.8%
15
Germany
NZD 46405
34.9%
16
Poland
NZD 45795
35.7%
17
Netherlands
NZD 44831
37.1%
18
Finland
NZD 43727
38.6%
19
Italy
NZD 43465
39.0%
20
Portugal
NZD 42014
41.0%
21
Romania
NZD 41675
41.5%
22
Belgium
NZD 35396
50.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 56703
20.4%
1
Canada
NZD 51281
28.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
NZD 64788
9.1%
1
Taiwan
NZD 62481
12.3%
2
Thailand
NZD 59628
16.3%
3
South Korea
NZD 57868
18.8%
4
Kazakhstan
NZD 57265
19.6%
5
Australia
NZD 57152
19.8%
6
New Zealand
NZD 55821
21.6%
7
Singapore
NZD 54839
23.0%
8
Indonesia
NZD 54324
23.8%
9
Pakistan
NZD 53781
24.5%
10
Japan
NZD 53309
25.2%
11
Malaysia
NZD 52375
26.5%
12
Philippines
NZD 51385
27.9%
13
Vietnam
NZD 49256
30.9%
14
China
NZD 46930
34.1%
15
India
NZD 44350
37.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
NZD 64357
9.7%
1
Puerto Rico
NZD 60598
14.9%
2
Costa Rica
NZD 60084
15.7%
3
Chile
NZD 58402
18.0%
4
Ecuador
NZD 58126
18.4%
5
Panama
NZD 56664
20.5%
6
Colombia
NZD 55494
22.1%
7
Peru
NZD 53585
24.8%
8
Mexico
NZD 52642
26.1%
9
Brazil
NZD 52591
26.2%
10
Uruguay
NZD 49368
30.7%
11
Argentina
NZD 46294
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NZD 52181
26.8%
1
Angola
NZD 52118
26.8%
2
Kenya
NZD 50718
28.8%
3
Mozambique
NZD 50017
29.8%
4
Ghana
NZD 48799
31.5%
5
Nigeria
NZD 48666
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NZD 47693
33.1%
7
Morocco
NZD 46962
34.1%
8
Cameroon
NZD 45442
36.2%
9
Uganda
NZD 45177
36.6%
10
Senegal
NZD 44663
37.3%
11
Zambia
NZD 44303
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NZD 67678
5.0%
1
Qatar
NZD 67678
5.0%
2
Bahrain
NZD 65541
8.0%
3
Oman
NZD 65541
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
NZD 64116
10.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 63404
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 56833
20.2%
7
Egypt
NZD 53894
24.4%
8
Lebanon
NZD 53748
24.6%
9
Turkey
NZD 41812
41.3%
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.