Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$ 4,976
Individual Income Tax
- $ 249
Labour Insurance Program
- $ 114
National Health Insurance Program
- $ 77.18
Total tax
- $ 440
Net pay
* $ 4,536
Marginal tax rate
8.8%
Average tax rate
8.9%
91.1%
Net pay
8.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$ 4,536
Net pay
$ 853
Tax the employer pays
$ 440
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$ 1,294
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 853 to pay you $ 4,976. 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 $ 4,976 a year living in Taiwan, you will be taxed $ 440. That means that your net pay will be $ 4,536 per year, or $ 378 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
TWD 4897
1.6%
1
USA
TWD 4545
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
TWD 4926
1.0%
1
Uganda
TWD 4727
5.0%
2
Ghana
TWD 4702
5.5%
3
Zambia
TWD 4677
6.0%
4
Morocco
TWD 4641
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
TWD 4603
7.5%
6
Senegal
TWD 4501
9.6%
7
Angola
TWD 4427
11.0%
8
Cameroon
TWD 4198
15.6%
9
Nigeria
TWD 4142
16.8%
10
Mozambique
TWD 4056
18.5%
11
Kenya
TWD 3912
21.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
TWD 4976
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
TWD 4976
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
TWD 4727
5.0%
3
Qatar
TWD 4727
5.0%
4
Bahrain
TWD 4578
8.0%
5
Oman
TWD 4578
8.0%
6
Lebanon
TWD 4576
8.0%
7
Kuwait
TWD 4429
11.0%
8
Israel
TWD 4322
13.2%
9
Turkey
TWD 4192
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.