Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
€ 38,755
Income Tax
- € 5,360
Health care
- € 1,182
Pension
- € 3,100
Dependency Insurance
- € 445
Total tax
- € 10,087
Net pay
* € 28,668
Marginal tax rate
44.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
€ 28,668
Net pay
€ 5,930
Tax the employer pays
€ 10,087
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
€ 16,017
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer € 5,930 to pay you € 38,755. In other words, every time you spend € 10 of your hard-earned money, € 4.13 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26% tax rate now rises to 35.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make € 38,755 a year living in Luxembourg, you will be taxed € 10,087. That means that your net pay will be € 28,668 per year, or € 2,389 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.0% and your marginal tax rate is 44.9%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of € 100 in your salary will be taxed € 44.85, hence, your net pay will only increase by € 55.15.
Bonus Example
A € 1,000 bonus will generate an extra € 552 of net incomes. A € 5,000 bonus will generate an extra € 2,758 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
EUR 33,717
13.0%
1
Switzerland
EUR 33,420
13.8%
2
Hungary
EUR 31,585
18.5%
3
Ireland
EUR 31,342
19.1%
4
Ukraine
EUR 31,198
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
EUR 30,915
20.2%
6
France
EUR 30,610
21.0%
7
Czech Republic
EUR 29,894
22.9%
8
Norway
EUR 29,529
23.8%
9
Spain
EUR 28,844
25.6%
10
Luxembourg
EUR 28,668
26.0%
11
Austria
EUR 27,603
28.8%
12
Sweden
EUR 27,377
29.4%
13
Greece
EUR 26,201
32.4%
14
Denmark
EUR 26,113
32.6%
15
Germany
EUR 25,380
34.5%
16
Poland
EUR 25,040
35.4%
17
Netherlands
EUR 24,388
37.1%
18
Finland
EUR 23,905
38.3%
19
Italy
EUR 23,891
38.4%
20
Portugal
EUR 22,988
40.7%
21
Romania
EUR 22,672
41.5%
22
Belgium
EUR 19,350
50.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
EUR 30,909
20.3%
1
Canada
EUR 27,980
27.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
EUR 35,349
8.8%
1
Taiwan
EUR 34,093
12.0%
2
Thailand
EUR 32,535
16.1%
3
South Korea
EUR 31,533
18.6%
4
Australia
EUR 31,255
19.4%
5
Kazakhstan
EUR 31,146
19.6%
6
New Zealand
EUR 30,496
21.3%
7
Singapore
EUR 29,879
22.9%
8
Indonesia
EUR 29,645
23.5%
9
Pakistan
EUR 29,346
24.3%
10
Japan
EUR 29,075
25.0%
11
Malaysia
EUR 28,593
26.2%
12
Philippines
EUR 28,029
27.7%
13
Vietnam
EUR 26,875
30.7%
14
China
EUR 25,573
34.0%
15
India
EUR 24,187
37.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
EUR 35,021
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
EUR 33,040
14.8%
2
Costa Rica
EUR 32,778
15.4%
3
Ecuador
EUR 31,723
18.2%
4
Chile
EUR 31,703
18.2%
5
Panama
EUR 30,869
20.4%
6
Colombia
EUR 30,277
21.9%
7
Peru
EUR 29,179
24.7%
8
Mexico
EUR 28,712
25.9%
9
Brazil
EUR 28,625
26.1%
10
Uruguay
EUR 26,952
30.5%
11
Argentina
EUR 25,184
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
EUR 28,523
26.4%
1
Angola
EUR 28,357
26.8%
2
Kenya
EUR 27,604
28.8%
3
Mozambique
EUR 27,267
29.6%
4
Ghana
EUR 26,573
31.4%
5
Nigeria
EUR 26,478
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
EUR 26,001
32.9%
7
Morocco
EUR 25,607
33.9%
8
Cameroon
EUR 24,753
36.1%
9
Uganda
EUR 24,670
36.3%
10
Senegal
EUR 24,327
37.2%
11
Zambia
EUR 24,109
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
EUR 36,817
5.0%
1
Qatar
EUR 36,817
5.0%
2
Bahrain
EUR 35,655
8.0%
3
Oman
EUR 35,655
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
EUR 34,879
10.0%
5
Kuwait
EUR 34,492
11.0%
6
Israel
EUR 31,022
20.0%
7
Egypt
EUR 29,326
24.3%
8
Lebanon
EUR 29,244
24.5%
9
Turkey
EUR 22,751
41.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Luxembourg, 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.