Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₱ 1,200
SSS
- ₱ 147
PhilHealth
- ₱ 550
Pagibig
- ₱ 12
Total tax
- ₱ 709
Net pay
* ₱ 491
Marginal tax rate
59.1%
Average tax rate
59.1%
40.9%
Net pay
59.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₱ 491
Net pay
₱ 839
Tax the employer pays
₱ 709
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₱ 1,548
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₱ 839 to pay you ₱ 1,200. In other words, every time you spend ₱ 10 of your hard-earned money, ₱ 12.90 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
75.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 59.1% tax rate now rises to 75.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₱ 1,200 a year living in Philippines, you will be taxed ₱ 709. That means that your net pay will be ₱ 491 per year, or ₱ 40.94 per month. Your average tax rate is 59.1% and your marginal tax rate is 59.1%. 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 ₱ 59.06, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₱ 40.94.
Bonus Example
A ₱ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₱ 409 of net incomes. A ₱ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₱ 2,047 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
PHP 1200
0.0%
1
Germany
PHP 1200
0.0%
2
Austria
PHP 1200
0.0%
3
Ireland
PHP 1200
0.0%
4
Sweden
PHP 1200
0.0%
5
Norway
PHP 1200
0.0%
6
Spain
PHP 1124
6.3%
7
Italy
PHP 1090
9.2%
8
France
PHP 1084
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
PHP 1068
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
PHP 1068
11.1%
11
Russia
PHP 1044
13.0%
12
Hungary
PHP 978
18.5%
13
Ukraine
PHP 966
19.5%
14
Poland
PHP 942
21.5%
15
Greece
PHP 938
21.9%
16
Portugal
PHP 893
25.6%
17
Finland
PHP 831
30.7%
18
Belgium
PHP 816
32.0%
19
Netherlands
PHP 721
39.9%
20
Romania
PHP 702
41.5%
21
Denmark
PHP 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
PHP 1200
137.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
PHP 1181
1.6%
1
USA
PHP 1096
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
PHP 1200
0.0%
1
Singapore
PHP 1200
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
PHP 1200
0.0%
3
Thailand
PHP 1140
5.0%
4
Indonesia
PHP 1094
8.8%
5
Taiwan
PHP 1094
8.9%
6
South Korea
PHP 1072
10.7%
7
New Zealand
PHP 1057
11.9%
8
India
PHP 1056
12.0%
9
China
PHP 1042
13.2%
10
Malaysia
PHP 1030
14.2%
11
Vietnam
PHP 1020
15.0%
12
Japan
PHP 975
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
PHP 950
20.8%
14
Pakistan
PHP 568
52.7%
15
Philippines
PHP 491
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
PHP 1171
2.4%
1
Brazil
PHP 1110
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
PHP 1105
8.0%
3
Colombia
PHP 1104
8.0%
4
Ecuador
PHP 1087
9.4%
5
Guatemala
PHP 1085
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
PHP 1074
10.5%
7
Panama
PHP 1068
11.0%
8
Peru
PHP 1050
12.5%
9
Argentina
PHP 996
17.0%
10
Chile
PHP 989
17.6%
11
Uruguay
PHP 983
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
PHP 1188
1.0%
1
Angola
PHP 1164
3.0%
2
Uganda
PHP 1140
5.0%
3
Ghana
PHP 1134
5.5%
4
Zambia
PHP 1128
6.0%
5
Morocco
PHP 1119
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
PHP 1110
7.5%
7
Cameroon
PHP 1012
15.6%
8
Senegal
PHP 1011
15.7%
9
Nigeria
PHP 999
16.8%
10
Mozambique
PHP 552
54.0%
11
Kenya
PHP 1200
158.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
PHP 1200
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
PHP 1200
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
PHP 1140
5.0%
3
Qatar
PHP 1140
5.0%
4
Lebanon
PHP 1116
7.0%
5
Oman
PHP 1104
8.0%
6
Bahrain
PHP 1104
8.0%
7
Kuwait
PHP 1068
11.0%
8
Israel
PHP 1042
13.2%
9
Turkey
PHP 1011
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Philippines, 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.