Income tax calculator New Zealand

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,000
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $14,680
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $1,001
Total tax
- $15,681
Net pay
* $56,319
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
21.8%
78.2%
Net pay
21.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$56,319
Net pay
** $2,160
Tax the employer pays
$15,681
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$17,841
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,160 to pay you $72,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.48 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.8% tax rate now rises to 24.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make $72,000 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $15,681. That means that your net pay will be $56,319 per year, or $4,693 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.8% 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
$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
$81,500
$82,000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
NZD 62640
13.0%
1
Switzerland
NZD 61843
14.1%
2
Hungary
NZD 58680
18.5%
3
Ukraine
NZD 57960
19.5%
4
Ireland
NZD 57582
20.0%
5
United Kingdom
NZD 57077
20.7%
6
France
NZD 56437
21.6%
7
Czech Republic
NZD 55452
23.0%
8
Norway
NZD 54579
24.2%
9
Spain
NZD 53288
26.0%
10
Luxembourg
NZD 52713
26.8%
11
Austria
NZD 50928
29.3%
12
Sweden
NZD 50843
29.4%
13
Denmark
NZD 48511
32.6%
14
Greece
NZD 48330
32.9%
15
Germany
NZD 46799
35.0%
16
Poland
NZD 46196
35.8%
17
Netherlands
NZD 45310
37.1%
18
Finland
NZD 44113
38.7%
19
Italy
NZD 43802
39.2%
20
Portugal
NZD 42356
41.2%
21
Romania
NZD 42120
41.5%
22
Belgium
NZD 35709
50.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 57265
20.5%
1
Canada
NZD 51772
28.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
NZD 65405
9.2%
1
Taiwan
NZD 63078
12.4%
2
Thailand
NZD 60198
16.4%
3
South Korea
NZD 58449
18.8%
4
Kazakhstan
NZD 57881
19.6%
5
Australia
NZD 57650
19.9%
6
New Zealand
NZD 56319
21.8%
7
Singapore
NZD 55393
23.1%
8
Indonesia
NZD 54840
23.8%
9
Pakistan
NZD 54292
24.6%
10
Japan
NZD 53827
25.2%
11
Malaysia
NZD 52864
26.6%
12
Philippines
NZD 51882
27.9%
13
Vietnam
NZD 49727
30.9%
14
China
NZD 47401
34.2%
15
India
NZD 44782
37.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
NZD 65029
9.7%
1
Puerto Rico
NZD 61193
15.0%
2
Costa Rica
NZD 60663
15.8%
3
Chile
NZD 59061
18.0%
4
Ecuador
NZD 58677
18.5%
5
Panama
NZD 57239
20.5%
6
Colombia
NZD 56027
22.2%
7
Peru
NZD 54137
24.8%
8
Mexico
NZD 53153
26.2%
9
Brazil
NZD 53142
26.2%
10
Uruguay
NZD 49829
30.8%
11
Argentina
NZD 46788
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
NZD 52671
26.9%
1
South Africa
NZD 52644
26.9%
2
Kenya
NZD 51250
28.8%
3
Mozambique
NZD 50511
29.9%
4
Ghana
NZD 49302
31.5%
5
Nigeria
NZD 49183
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
NZD 48164
33.1%
7
Morocco
NZD 47423
34.1%
8
Cameroon
NZD 45905
36.2%
9
Uganda
NZD 45595
36.7%
10
Senegal
NZD 45119
37.3%
11
Zambia
NZD 44770
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NZD 68400
5.0%
1
Qatar
NZD 68400
5.0%
2
Bahrain
NZD 66240
8.0%
3
Oman
NZD 66240
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
NZD 64800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 64080
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 57368
20.3%
7
Egypt
NZD 54464
24.4%
8
Lebanon
NZD 54318
24.6%
9
Turkey
NZD 42255
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.