Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6
Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
- $0.63
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- $0.08
Total tax
- $0.71
Net pay
* $5.29
Marginal tax rate
11.9%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make $12,480 a year living in New Zealand, you will be taxed $1,484. That means that your net pay will be $10,996 per year, or $916 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NZD 11392
8.7%
1
Canada
NZD 9704
22.3%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
NZD 11856
5.0%
1
Qatar
NZD 11856
5.0%
2
Bahrain
NZD 11482
8.0%
3
Oman
NZD 11482
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
NZD 11232
10.0%
5
Kuwait
NZD 11107
11.0%
6
Israel
NZD 10839
13.2%
7
Egypt
NZD 9783
21.6%
8
Lebanon
NZD 9678
22.5%
9
Turkey
NZD 7551
39.5%
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.