Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
₨ 157,200
Social Security
- ₨ 3,000
Total tax
- ₨ 3,000
Net pay
* ₨ 154,200
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
1.9%
98.1%
Net pay
1.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
₨ 154,200
Net pay
₨ 15,000
Tax the employer pays
₨ 3,000
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
₨ 18,000
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer ₨ 15,000 to pay you ₨ 157,200. In other words, every time you spend ₨ 10 of your hard-earned money, ₨ 1.15 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.9% tax rate now rises to 10.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make ₨ 157,200 a year living in the region of Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan, you will be taxed ₨ 3,000. That means that your net pay will be ₨ 154,200 per year, or ₨ 12,850 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. 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 ₨ 0, hence, your net pay will only increase by ₨ 100.
Bonus Example
A ₨ 1,000 bonus will generate an extra ₨ 1,000 of net incomes. A ₨ 5,000 bonus will generate an extra ₨ 5,000 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Balochistan
PKR 154200
1.9%
1
Islamabad Capital Territory
PKR 154200
1.9%
2
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PKR 154200
1.9%
3
Sindh
PKR 154200
1.9%
4
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
PKR 154716
1.6%
1
USA
PKR 143585
8.7%
2
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.