Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
170,001 SAR
Social Security
- 15,300 SAR
Unemployment
- 1,700 SAR
Total tax
- 17,000 SAR
Net pay
* 153,001 SAR
Marginal tax rate
10.0%
Average tax rate
10.0%
90.0%
Net pay
10.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
153,001 SAR
Net pay
20,400 SAR
Tax the employer pays
17,000 SAR
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
37,400 SAR
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 20,400 SAR to pay you 170,001 SAR. In other words, every time you spend 10 SAR of your hard-earned money, 2.20 SAR goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 170,001 SAR a year living in Saudi Arabia, you will be taxed 17,000 SAR. That means that your net pay will be 153,001 SAR per year, or 12,750 SAR per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% and your marginal tax rate is 10.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 SAR in your salary will be taxed 10 SAR, hence, your net pay will only increase by 90 SAR.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 SAR bonus will generate an extra 900 SAR of net incomes. A 5,000 SAR bonus will generate an extra 4,500 SAR of net incomes.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SAR 147901
13.0%
1
Switzerland
SAR 145231
14.6%
2
Hungary
SAR 138551
18.5%
3
Ukraine
SAR 136851
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
SAR 133617
21.4%
5
Ireland
SAR 133348
21.6%
6
France
SAR 131872
22.4%
7
Czech Republic
SAR 130653
23.2%
8
Norway
SAR 127970
24.7%
9
Spain
SAR 124427
26.8%
10
Luxembourg
SAR 122287
28.1%
11
Sweden
SAR 119836
29.5%
12
Austria
SAR 119047
30.0%
13
Denmark
SAR 114531
32.6%
14
Greece
SAR 112997
33.5%
15
Germany
SAR 109247
35.7%
16
Poland
SAR 108192
36.4%
17
Netherlands
SAR 106983
37.1%
18
Finland
SAR 103199
39.3%
19
Italy
SAR 102130
39.9%
20
Romania
SAR 99451
41.5%
21
Portugal
SAR 98649
42.0%
22
Belgium
SAR 83541
50.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SAR 134702
20.8%
1
Canada
SAR 121673
28.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SAR 153551
9.7%
1
Taiwan
SAR 148095
12.9%
2
Thailand
SAR 141346
16.9%
3
South Korea
SAR 137585
19.1%
4
Kazakhstan
SAR 136719
19.6%
5
Australia
SAR 134783
20.7%
6
New Zealand
SAR 131821
22.5%
7
Singapore
SAR 130418
23.3%
8
Indonesia
SAR 128726
24.3%
9
Pakistan
SAR 127270
25.1%
10
Japan
SAR 126486
25.6%
11
Malaysia
SAR 124087
27.0%
12
Philippines
SAR 121883
28.3%
13
Vietnam
SAR 116778
31.3%
14
China
SAR 111569
34.4%
15
India
SAR 105241
38.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SAR 153377
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
SAR 143771
15.4%
2
Costa Rica
SAR 142482
16.2%
3
Chile
SAR 139860
17.7%
4
Ecuador
SAR 137583
19.1%
5
Panama
SAR 134796
20.7%
6
Colombia
SAR 131320
22.8%
7
Peru
SAR 127588
25.0%
8
Brazil
SAR 125356
26.3%
9
Mexico
SAR 124884
26.5%
10
Uruguay
SAR 116876
31.3%
11
Argentina
SAR 110475
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
SAR 124325
26.9%
1
South Africa
SAR 123162
27.6%
2
Kenya
SAR 120900
28.9%
3
Mozambique
SAR 118790
30.1%
4
Ghana
SAR 116194
31.7%
5
Nigeria
SAR 116101
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
SAR 113266
33.4%
7
Morocco
SAR 111488
34.4%
8
Cameroon
SAR 108125
36.4%
9
Uganda
SAR 106892
37.1%
10
Senegal
SAR 106288
37.5%
11
Zambia
SAR 105645
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SAR 161501
5.0%
1
Qatar
SAR 161501
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SAR 156401
8.0%
3
Oman
SAR 156401
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SAR 153001
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SAR 151301
11.0%
6
Israel
SAR 134602
20.8%
7
Egypt
SAR 128536
24.4%
8
Lebanon
SAR 128210
24.6%
9
Turkey
SAR 99729
41.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Saudi Arabia, 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.