How this cost comparison works
Your required payments + voluntary payments + approved back payments= Your gross commitment
Gross commitment − confirmed cash tax saving= Your net cost
Net cost is shown only when a cash tax saving is confirmed. If tax treatment is unknown, only gross cost is shown. Excluding tax relief is a scenario choice, not a finding that no relief exists.
Employer or government funding is displayed separately. It does not reduce your personal cost. A deduction base is not a cash saving, and tax relief paid into a pension is not a personal refund. Contributions tax, fees, investment returns and the value of future benefits are outside this comparison.
Worked example with invented amounts
In THB, suppose you pay 2,400 required contributions, 600 voluntary contributions and an accepted 1,200 back payment. Your total commitment is 4,200. A separately confirmed 300 cash tax saving would make the cost 3,900. Over 12 budget months, that is 350 before or 325 after the saving. Separate employer funding of 1,000 raises combined payments to 5,200; your cost stays 3,900. These example amounts are not legal rates, an official quote or a recommended payment.
Budget months do not change a deadline
The monthly amount is a planning equivalent. A back payment can be due in one instalment, and tax relief can arrive later. Use a single currency and the same selected payment period. Check for credits, waivers and corrections before treating an amount as payable.
Your Thailand checklist
- If employment ended, confirm Section 39 eligibility and the application deadline before the continuation window closes.
- If a contribution is missing, ask the Social Security Office whether the issue is employer reporting, Section 39 termination or a Section 40 benefit gap, and obtain the correct remedy.
- If considering Section 40, verify the selected option's old-age protection, separate healthcare coverage and receipt-based tax treatment before comparing its cost.
Read the country policy, conditions and source explanations.
Official sources and review date
Sources checked . Review due before . Rules and individual assessments can change sooner.
- PRD — Social Security Sections 33, 39 and 40 coverage
- PRD / Social Security Office — Section 39 application
- PRD / Social Security Office — Section 39 termination and appeal
- PRD / Social Security Office — Section 40 missed payments
- PRD — Section 40 options and old-age protection
- PRD — health protection under Sections 39 and 40
- Revenue Department — social-security deduction and proof of payment
- PRD — August 2026 proposed extension of Section 33 coverage