About the Effective Tax Rate Calculator
Your effective (average) tax rate — total tax paid as a share of income — compared with your marginal rate.
Also known as: average tax rate, effective rate, real tax rate.
How to use this calculator
- Enter total tax paid, total income.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
Effective rate = total tax ÷ income
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Total tax paid = 14,200
- Total income = 85,000
the calculator returns:
- Effective tax rate: 16.71%
- Income after tax: 70,800