Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$ 520
Individual Income Tax
- $ 26
Labour Insurance Program
- $ 11.96
National Health Insurance Program
- $ 8.07
Total tax
- $ 46.03
Net pay
* $ 474
Marginal tax rate
8.9%
Average tax rate
8.9%
91.1%
Net pay
8.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$ 474
Net pay
$ 89.19
Tax the employer pays
$ 46.03
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$ 135
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $ 89.19 to pay you $ 520. 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 $ 520 a year living in Taiwan, you will be taxed $ 46.03. That means that your net pay will be $ 474 per year, or $ 39.50 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 512
1.6%
1
USA
TWD 475
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
TWD 520
0.0%
1
Singapore
TWD 520
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
TWD 520
0.0%
3
Thailand
TWD 494
5.0%
4
Malaysia
TWD 478
8.1%
5
Indonesia
TWD 474
8.8%
6
Taiwan
TWD 474
8.9%
7
South Korea
TWD 464
10.7%
8
New Zealand
TWD 458
11.9%
9
India
TWD 458
12.0%
10
China
TWD 451
13.2%
11
Vietnam
TWD 442
15.0%
12
Japan
TWD 423
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
TWD 412
20.8%
14
Philippines
TWD 213
59.1%
15
Pakistan
TWD 170
67.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
TWD 508
2.4%
1
Brazil
TWD 481
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
TWD 479
7.9%
3
Colombia
TWD 478
8.0%
4
Ecuador
TWD 471
9.4%
5
Guatemala
TWD 470
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
TWD 465
10.5%
7
Panama
TWD 463
11.0%
8
Peru
TWD 455
12.5%
9
Argentina
TWD 432
17.0%
10
Chile
TWD 428
17.6%
11
Uruguay
TWD 426
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
TWD 515
1.0%
1
Angola
TWD 504
3.0%
2
Uganda
TWD 494
5.0%
3
Ghana
TWD 491
5.5%
4
Zambia
TWD 489
6.0%
5
Morocco
TWD 485
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
TWD 481
7.5%
7
Cameroon
TWD 439
15.6%
8
Nigeria
TWD 433
16.8%
9
Senegal
TWD 428
17.7%
10
Mozambique
TWD 180
65.4%
11
Kenya
TWD 520
203.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
TWD 520
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
TWD 520
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
TWD 494
5.0%
3
Qatar
TWD 494
5.0%
4
Lebanon
TWD 484
7.0%
5
Oman
TWD 478
8.0%
6
Bahrain
TWD 478
8.0%
7
Kuwait
TWD 463
11.0%
8
Israel
TWD 452
13.2%
9
Turkey
TWD 438
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.