Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,981 kr
Total tax
0
Net pay
* 21,981 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
21,981 kr
Net pay
3,099 kr
Tax the employer pays
0 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,099 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,099 kr to pay you 21,981 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 21,981 kr a year living in Norway, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be 21,981 kr per year, or 1,832 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 20077
8.7%
1
Canada
NOK 19917
9.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NOK 21761
1.0%
1
Morocco
NOK 20499
6.7%
2
Zambia
NOK 20435
7.0%
3
Ivory Coast
NOK 19199
12.7%
4
Kenya
NOK 19185
12.7%
5
Cameroon
NOK 18546
15.6%
6
Mozambique
NOK 18285
16.8%
7
Senegal
NOK 17872
18.7%
8
Ghana
NOK 17845
18.8%
9
Uganda
NOK 17676
19.6%
10
Angola
NOK 17085
22.3%
11
Nigeria
NOK 16280
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NOK 21981
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NOK 20882
5.0%
2
Qatar
NOK 20882
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NOK 20222
8.0%
4
Oman
NOK 20223
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NOK 19563
11.0%
6
Israel
NOK 19090
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NOK 18343
16.6%
8
Egypt
NOK 17419
20.8%
9
Turkey
NOK 14840
32.5%
10
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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.