Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
45,000 kr
Total tax
0
Net pay
* 45,000 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
45,000 kr
Net pay
6,345 kr
Tax the employer pays
0 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6,345 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,345 kr to pay you 45,000 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 45,000 kr a year living in Norway, you will be taxed 0. That means that your net pay will be 45,000 kr per year, or 3,750 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
NOK 45000
0.0%
1
Germany
NOK 45000
0.0%
2
Austria
NOK 45000
0.0%
3
Ireland
NOK 45000
0.0%
4
Norway
NOK 45000
0.0%
5
Spain
NOK 42143
6.4%
6
Switzerland
NOK 41639
7.5%
7
Italy
NOK 40864
9.2%
8
France
NOK 40635
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
NOK 40050
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
NOK 40027
11.1%
11
Russia
NOK 39150
13.0%
12
Sweden
NOK 37416
16.9%
13
Hungary
NOK 36675
18.5%
14
Ukraine
NOK 36225
19.5%
15
Poland
NOK 35336
21.5%
16
Greece
NOK 35168
21.9%
17
Portugal
NOK 33503
25.6%
18
Finland
NOK 31162
30.8%
19
Belgium
NOK 30600
32.0%
20
Denmark
NOK 29607
34.2%
21
Netherlands
NOK 28315
37.1%
22
Romania
NOK 26325
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
NOK 41103
8.7%
1
Canada
NOK 37968
15.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
NOK 45000
0.0%
1
Singapore
NOK 45000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
NOK 45000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
NOK 44344
1.5%
4
Philippines
NOK 42839
4.8%
5
Thailand
NOK 42745
5.0%
6
Indonesia
NOK 41126
8.6%
7
Taiwan
NOK 41017
8.9%
8
South Korea
NOK 40076
10.9%
9
Malaysia
NOK 39689
11.8%
10
New Zealand
NOK 39650
11.9%
11
India
NOK 39600
12.0%
12
Vietnam
NOK 37556
16.5%
13
Japan
NOK 36566
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
NOK 35640
20.8%
15
China
NOK 35036
22.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
NOK 42427
5.7%
1
Colombia
NOK 44964
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
NOK 41422
8.0%
3
Brazil
NOK 41308
8.2%
4
Ecuador
NOK 40748
9.5%
5
Guatemala
NOK 40685
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
NOK 40275
10.5%
7
Panama
NOK 40050
11.0%
8
Peru
NOK 39375
12.5%
9
Chile
NOK 37080
17.6%
10
Uruguay
NOK 35955
20.1%
11
Argentina
NOK 30230
32.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
NOK 44550
1.0%
1
Morocco
NOK 41108
8.7%
2
Ivory Coast
NOK 37603
16.4%
3
Cameroon
NOK 37595
16.5%
4
Kenya
NOK 37537
16.6%
5
Mozambique
NOK 36374
19.2%
6
Ghana
NOK 34792
22.7%
7
Zambia
NOK 34601
23.1%
8
Angola
NOK 34176
24.1%
9
Senegal
NOK 32641
27.5%
10
Uganda
NOK 32493
27.8%
11
Nigeria
NOK 31980
28.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
NOK 45000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
NOK 42750
5.0%
2
Qatar
NOK 42750
5.0%
3
Bahrain
NOK 41400
8.0%
4
Oman
NOK 41400
8.0%
5
Kuwait
NOK 40050
11.0%
6
Israel
NOK 39083
13.2%
7
Lebanon
NOK 35837
20.4%
8
Egypt
NOK 35539
21.0%
9
Turkey
NOK 28298
37.1%
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.