Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₨ 137,999
Income Tax
- ₨ 6,000
Social Security
- ₨ 250
Total tax
- ₨ 6,250
Net pay
* ₨ 131,749
Marginal tax rate
12.5%
Average tax rate
4.5%
95.5%
Net pay
4.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₨ 131,749
Net pay
₨ 1,250
Tax the employer pays
₨ 6,250
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₨ 7,500
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₨ 1,250 to pay you ₨ 137,999. In other words, every time you spend ₨ 10 of your hard-earned money, ₨ 0.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.5% tax rate now rises to 5.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₨ 1,655,988 a year living in the region of Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, you will be taxed ₨ 74,999. That means that your net pay will be ₨ 1,580,990 per year, or ₨ 131,749 per month. Your average tax rate is 4.5% and your marginal tax rate is 12.5%. 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 ₨ 12.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₨ 87.50.
Bonus Example
A ₨ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₨ 875 of net incomes. A ₨ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₨ 4,375 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Balochistan
PKR 1580990
4.5%
1
Islamabad Capital Territory
PKR 1580990
4.5%
2
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PKR 1580990
4.5%
3
Sindh
PKR 1580990
4.5%
4
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
PKR 1512563
8.7%
1
Canada
PKR 1320724
20.3%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
PKR 1573188
5.0%
1
Qatar
PKR 1573188
5.0%
2
Bahrain
PKR 1523509
8.0%
3
Oman
PKR 1523511
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
PKR 1490389
10.0%
5
Kuwait
PKR 1473827
11.0%
6
Israel
PKR 1438226
13.2%
7
Egypt
PKR 1301812
21.4%
8
Lebanon
PKR 1294521
21.8%
9
Turkey
PKR 1017061
38.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Islamabad Capital Territory tables of Pakistan, 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.