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Country guide · Tax year 2026
Salary and tax in Thailand
An employee in Thailand who earns THB 240,000 a year takes home 95.6% of it. With the employer’s charges, the job costs THB 250,980, and 91.4% of that reaches the employee.
- Take-home share of gross pay
- 95.6%
- Total employer cost per year
- THB 250,980
- Rank among 50 countries
- 12 / 50
This guide was created with artificial intelligence support.
Where the money goes
At THB 240,000 gross, no income tax is due yet; employee contributions (ประกันสังคม / SSF) take THB 10,500. That leaves THB 229,500 a year, or THB 19,125 a month on average.
The employer pays another THB 10,980 in charges on top, 4.6% of the salary. The whole job costs THB 250,980 a year.
| Total employer cost of the reference salary, by who receives it | Per year | Per month | Share of total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employer charges | THB 10,980 | THB 915 | 4.4% |
| Income tax | THB 0 | THB 0 | 0% |
| Employee contributions | THB 10,500 | THB 875 | 4.2% |
| Take-home pay | THB 229,500 | THB 19,125 | 91.4% |
| Total employer cost | THB 250,980 | THB 20,915 | 100% |
All figures use THB 240,000, the salary the calculator starts from for Thailand. Depending on the statistics available, it is an average or a median full-time wage.
How the income tax works
The income tax (ภาษีเงินได้บุคคลธรรมดา) rises through 7 bands, from 5% to 35%. The top rate applies from THB 5,000,000 of taxable income. That threshold is 20.8 times the reference salary of THB 240,000, so only high earners reach the top rate.
The first THB 150,000 of taxable income is tax-free.
The bands apply to taxable income: what is left after allowances and deductible contributions. That is why the rates bite later than the gross salary suggests.
Employee contributions are capped: above a salary of THB 210,000 a year, the capped part stops rising.
| Taxable income from | Marginal rate |
|---|---|
| THB 0 | 0% |
| THB 150,000 | 5% |
| THB 300,000 | 10% |
| THB 500,000 | 15% |
| THB 750,000 | 20% |
| THB 1,000,000 | 25% |
| THB 2,000,000 | 30% |
| THB 5,000,000 | 35% |
How the rates rise with the salary
Income tax starts at a gross salary of about THB 321,000 a year.
At THB 240,000, 4.4% of pay goes to income tax and employee contributions. Of the next 100 earned, 100 reach the employee, a marginal rate of 0%.
At twice that salary, THB 480,000, the average rate is 3.9% and the marginal rate 10%.
At THB 210,000, employee contributions reach a ceiling, and their share of each raise falls from 5% to 0%.
Show the figures
| Gross salary | Average rate | Marginal rate |
|---|---|---|
| THB 48,000 | 5% | 5% |
| THB 96,000 | 5% | 5% |
| THB 144,000 | 5% | 5% |
| THB 192,000 | 5% | 5% |
| THB 240,000 · Reference salary | 4.4% | 0% |
| THB 288,000 | 3.6% | 0% |
| THB 336,000 | 3.4% | 5% |
| THB 384,000 | 3.6% | 5% |
| THB 432,000 | 3.7% | 5% |
| THB 480,000 | 3.9% | 10% |
| THB 528,000 | 4.5% | 10% |
| THB 576,000 | 5% | 10% |
| THB 624,000 | 5.3% | 10% |
| THB 672,000 | 5.7% | 15% |
| THB 720,000 | 6.3% | 15% |
| THB 768,000 | 6.9% | 15% |
| THB 816,000 | 7.3% | 15% |
| THB 864,000 | 7.8% | 15% |
| THB 912,000 | 8.1% | 15.3% |
| THB 960,000 | 8.7% | 20% |
Average and marginal rates, with worked examples:
Pay rise: How much more take-home pay? (Thailand)
Among 50 countries
At the same THB 240,000 a year, converted into each local currency, an employee in Thailand takes home 95.6%, rank 12 of 50.
The same salary leaves the most in Belgium (104.3%) and the least in Switzerland (-1.3%).
Above 100%, refundable credits for low earners pay out more than income tax and contributions take, so net pay exceeds gross: Belgium.
Show all 50 countries
| Rank | Country | Take-home share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 104.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 100% |
| 3 | Ireland | 100% |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 100% |
| 5 | Australia | 100% |
| 6 | Norway | 100% |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 99% |
| 8 | Italy | 96.9% |
| 9 | Estonia | 96.4% |
| 10 | South Africa | 95.9% |
| 11 | India | 95.7% |
| 12 | Thailand | 95.6% |
| 13 | Mexico | 94.9% |
| 14 | Canada | 94.5% |
| 15 | Taiwan | 93.7% |
| 16 | Colombia | 93.5% |
| 17 | Spain | 93.5% |
| 18 | Indonesia | 92.5% |
| 19 | Sweden | 92.2% |
| 20 | Austria | 92.2% |
| 21 | Brazil | 91.8% |
| 22 | Finland | 91.8% |
| 23 | South Korea | 89.7% |
| 24 | Denmark | 89.7% |
| 25 | Latvia | 89.5% |
| 26 | Portugal | 89% |
| 27 | Cyprus | 88.5% |
| 28 | Croatia | 88.5% |
| 29 | Philippines | 88.2% |
| 30 | Malaysia | 88.2% |
| 31 | Greece | 86.6% |
| 32 | Slovakia | 86.4% |
| 33 | Turkey | 85% |
| 34 | Japan | 84.8% |
| 35 | New Zealand | 84.3% |
| 36 | Malta | 81.3% |
| 37 | Lithuania | 80.5% |
| 38 | Singapore | 80.1% |
| 39 | Czech Republic | 78.6% |
| 40 | Poland | 78.5% |
| 41 | Germany | 78.1% |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 77.6% |
| 43 | France | 75% |
| 44 | United States | 72.7% |
| 45 | Kenya | 72.6% |
| 46 | Netherlands | 70.5% |
| 47 | Slovenia | 69.1% |
| 48 | Hungary | 66.5% |
| 49 | Romania | 61.4% |
| 50 | Switzerland | -1.3% |
Nearby in the ranking
- South Africa#10 · 95.9%
- India#11 · 95.7%
- Mexico#13 · 94.9%
- Canada#14 · 94.5%
Every country is calculated for the same single employee without children, with the salary converted at the exchange rates of October 2, 2026. A salary that is typical in one country is high in another, so progressive systems look heavier where wages are lower. The ranking says nothing about purchasing power or about what the contributions pay for, such as pensions and health cover. Where the newer rules are not final, a country is calculated with its latest enacted year: Belgium (2025), Norway (2025), and Romania (2025).
Beyond the payslip
The statutory rules in Thailand on notice, unemployment, sick pay, parental leave and unpaid wages.
Notice and dismissal
พระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองแรงงาน — มาตรา 17 และ 118
1 pay period
Notice period
For an indefinite contract, written notice by a wage-payment date normally takes effect at the next wage-payment date; the ministry says notice need not exceed three months.
Unemployment benefit
ประกันสังคม — ประโยชน์ทดแทนกรณีว่างงาน
60%
Benefit rate
The June 2025 enacted regulation increased the dismissal category to sixty percent of the applicable daily wage basis; voluntary separation follows different rules.
Sick pay
พระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองแรงงาน — ลาป่วย
30 working days
Paid leave
The employer pays qualifying sick leave at the normal wage rate for up to thirty working days per year; the right to actual sickness absence and the paid annual limit are different.
Parental leave
พระราชบัญญัติคุ้มครองแรงงาน (ฉบับที่ 9) พ.ศ. 2568
120 days
Maternity leave
The amendment effective seven December 2025 increased maternity leave to one hundred and twenty days.
Unpaid wages
กรมสวัสดิการและคุ้มครองแรงงาน — คำร้อง คร.7
กรมสวัสดิการและคุ้มครองแรงงาน
Claim authority
The ministry directs unpaid-wage complaints to local/provincial labour inspectors or the department’s online e-Service using the published complaint route.
Calculate your own salary
The calculator opens with the reference salary from this page. Change the salary, region or household to see your own figures.
Method and sources
Every figure on this page comes from the same tax model as the calculator. Monthly amounts divide the annual result by 12; actual payslips can differ.
Assumptions: a single employee aged 35 without children or church membership, tax year 2026.