Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,640 SAR
Social Security
- 3,838 SAR
Unemployment
- 426 SAR
Total tax
- 4,264 SAR
Net pay
* 38,376 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
38,376 SAR
Net pay
5,117 SAR
Tax the employer pays
4,264 SAR
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,381 SAR
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,117 SAR to pay you 42,640 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 42,640 SAR a year living in Saudi Arabia, you will be taxed 4,264 SAR. That means that your net pay will be 38,376 SAR per year, or 3,198 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SAR 42640
0.0%
1
Ireland
SAR 42640
0.0%
2
Spain
SAR 39932
6.4%
3
Switzerland
SAR 39638
7.0%
4
Italy
SAR 38837
8.9%
5
Norway
SAR 38518
9.7%
6
France
SAR 38504
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
SAR 37719
11.5%
8
Russia
SAR 37097
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
SAR 36406
14.6%
10
Austria
SAR 36254
15.0%
11
Hungary
SAR 34752
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SAR 34325
19.5%
13
Germany
SAR 34251
19.7%
14
Greece
SAR 33323
21.9%
15
Sweden
SAR 33202
22.1%
16
Poland
SAR 31899
25.2%
17
Portugal
SAR 30515
28.4%
18
Finland
SAR 29528
30.8%
19
Belgium
SAR 28995
32.0%
20
Denmark
SAR 28460
33.3%
21
Netherlands
SAR 26833
37.1%
22
Romania
SAR 24944
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SAR 38449
9.8%
1
Canada
SAR 32558
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SAR 42640
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SAR 40742
4.5%
2
Thailand
SAR 39931
6.4%
3
Taiwan
SAR 38866
8.9%
4
Pakistan
SAR 38320
10.1%
5
South Korea
SAR 37459
12.2%
6
Malaysia
SAR 37033
13.2%
7
New Zealand
SAR 36774
13.8%
8
Indonesia
SAR 36559
14.3%
9
Philippines
SAR 35756
16.1%
10
Japan
SAR 34649
18.7%
11
Singapore
SAR 34116
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
SAR 33771
20.8%
13
Vietnam
SAR 33464
21.5%
14
India
SAR 32705
23.3%
15
China
SAR 30302
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SAR 39277
7.9%
1
Colombia
SAR 38913
8.7%
2
Ecuador
SAR 38609
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SAR 38551
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SAR 38163
10.5%
5
Panama
SAR 37950
11.0%
6
Mexico
SAR 35602
16.5%
7
Chile
SAR 35134
17.6%
8
Brazil
SAR 34326
19.5%
9
Uruguay
SAR 34069
20.1%
10
Peru
SAR 33462
21.5%
11
Argentina
SAR 27690
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SAR 40508
5.0%
1
Qatar
SAR 40508
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SAR 39229
8.0%
3
Oman
SAR 39229
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SAR 38376
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SAR 37950
11.0%
6
Israel
SAR 37033
13.2%
7
Egypt
SAR 33016
22.6%
8
Lebanon
SAR 32689
23.3%
9
Turkey
SAR 24318
43.0%
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.