Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$ 19,183
Individual Income Tax
- $ 959
Labour Insurance Program
- $ 441
National Health Insurance Program
- $ 298
Total tax
- $ 1,698
Net pay
* $ 17,485
Marginal tax rate
8.8%
Average tax rate
8.9%
91.1%
Net pay
8.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$ 17,485
Net pay
$ 3,290
Tax the employer pays
$ 1,698
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$ 4,988
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 3,290 to pay you $ 19,183. In other words, every time you spend $ 10 of your hard-earned money, $ 2.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.9% tax rate now rises to 22.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $ 19,183 a year living in Taiwan, you will be taxed $ 1,698. That means that your net pay will be $ 17,485 per year, or $ 1,457 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.9% and your marginal tax rate is 8.9%. 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 $ 8.85, hence, your net pay will only increase by $ 91.15.
Bonus Example
A $ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 912 of net incomes. A $ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra $ 4,558 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
TWD 18880
1.6%
1
USA
TWD 17521
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
TWD 19183
0.0%
1
Singapore
TWD 19183
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
TWD 19183
0.0%
3
Pakistan
TWD 18833
1.8%
4
Thailand
TWD 18224
5.0%
5
Indonesia
TWD 17495
8.8%
6
Taiwan
TWD 17485
8.9%
7
Philippines
TWD 17160
10.5%
8
South Korea
TWD 17133
10.7%
9
New Zealand
TWD 16902
11.9%
10
India
TWD 16881
12.0%
11
Malaysia
TWD 16782
12.5%
12
China
TWD 16654
13.2%
13
Vietnam
TWD 16310
15.0%
14
Japan
TWD 15588
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
TWD 15193
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
TWD 18727
2.4%
1
Brazil
TWD 17744
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
TWD 17658
8.0%
3
Colombia
TWD 17648
8.0%
4
Ecuador
TWD 17370
9.5%
5
Guatemala
TWD 17344
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
TWD 17169
10.5%
7
Panama
TWD 17073
11.0%
8
Peru
TWD 16785
12.5%
9
Argentina
TWD 15922
17.0%
10
Chile
TWD 15807
17.6%
11
Uruguay
TWD 15711
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
TWD 18991
1.0%
1
Uganda
TWD 18157
5.4%
2
Zambia
TWD 18032
6.0%
3
Morocco
TWD 17890
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
TWD 17744
7.5%
5
Senegal
TWD 17486
8.9%
6
Ghana
TWD 17036
11.2%
7
Kenya
TWD 16800
12.4%
8
Mozambique
TWD 16388
14.6%
9
Cameroon
TWD 16185
15.6%
10
Angola
TWD 15331
20.1%
11
Nigeria
TWD 15291
20.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
TWD 19183
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
TWD 18224
5.0%
2
Qatar
TWD 18224
5.0%
3
Bahrain
TWD 17649
8.0%
4
Oman
TWD 17648
8.0%
5
Lebanon
TWD 17087
10.9%
6
Kuwait
TWD 17073
11.0%
7
Egypt
TWD 16848
12.2%
8
Israel
TWD 16660
13.2%
9
Turkey
TWD 16160
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Taiwan, 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.