Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₱ 3,731
SSS
- ₱ 440
PhilHealth
- ₱ 1,650
Pagibig
- ₱ 37.37
Total tax
- ₱ 2,127
Net pay
* ₱ 1,604
Marginal tax rate
1.0%
Average tax rate
57.0%
43.0%
Net pay
57.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₱ 1,604
Net pay
₱ 2,519
Tax the employer pays
₱ 2,127
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₱ 4,646
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₱ 2,519 to pay you ₱ 3,731. In other words, every time you spend ₱ 10 of your hard-earned money, ₱ 12.45 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
74.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 57% tax rate now rises to 74.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₱ 3,731 a year living in Philippines, you will be taxed ₱ 2,127. That means that your net pay will be ₱ 1,604 per year, or ₱ 134 per month. Your average tax rate is 57.0% and your marginal tax rate is 1.0%. 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 ₱ 1, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₱ 99.
Bonus Example
A ₱ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₱ 990 of net incomes. A ₱ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₱ 4,950 of net incomes.
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.