Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,493 kr
Total tax
0
Net pay
* 21,493 kr
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21,493 kr
Net pay
3,031 kr
Tax the employer pays
0 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,031 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,031 kr to pay you 21,493 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 1.41 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 12.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,493 kr a year living in Norway, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be 21,493 kr per year, or 1,791 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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 kr in your salary will be taxed 0 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 1,000 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 5,000 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NOK 19631
8.7%
1
Canada
NOK 19509
9.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NOK 21493
0.0%
1
Singapore
NOK 21493
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NOK 21493
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NOK 21365
0.6%
4
Thailand
NOK 20418
5.0%
5
Philippines
NOK 20183
6.1%
6
Indonesia
NOK 19726
8.2%
7
Taiwan
NOK 19591
8.9%
8
South Korea
NOK 19196
10.7%
9
Malaysia
NOK 18945
11.9%
10
New Zealand
NOK 18937
11.9%
11
India
NOK 18914
12.0%
12
China
NOK 18659
13.2%
13
Vietnam
NOK 18274
15.0%
14
Japan
NOK 17465
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
NOK 17022
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NOK 20983
2.4%
1
Brazil
NOK 19881
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
NOK 19784
8.0%
3
Colombia
NOK 19774
8.0%
4
Ecuador
NOK 19462
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NOK 19432
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NOK 19236
10.5%
7
Panama
NOK 19129
11.0%
8
Peru
NOK 18806
12.5%
9
Argentina
NOK 17839
17.0%
10
Chile
NOK 17710
17.6%
11
Uruguay
NOK 17603
18.1%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Norway, 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.