Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
€ 5,601
Health care
- € 171
Pension
- € 448
Total tax
- € 619
Net pay
* € 4,982
Marginal tax rate
11.1%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
€ 4,982
Net pay
€ 857
Tax the employer pays
€ 619
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
€ 1,476
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer € 857 to pay you € 5,601. In other words, every time you spend € 10 of your hard-earned money, € 2.63 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 22.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make € 5,601 a year living in Luxembourg, you will be taxed € 619. That means that your net pay will be € 4,982 per year, or € 415 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.1% and your marginal tax rate is 11.1%. 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 € 11.05, hence, your net pay will only increase by € 88.95.
Bonus Example
A € 1,000 bonus will generate an extra € 890 of net incomes. A € 5,000 bonus will generate an extra € 4,448 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
EUR 5,601
0.0%
1
Austria
EUR 5,601
0.0%
2
Ireland
EUR 5,601
0.0%
3
Norway
EUR 5,552
0.9%
4
Spain
EUR 5,245
6.4%
5
Switzerland
EUR 5,195
7.3%
6
Italy
EUR 5,086
9.2%
7
France
EUR 5,058
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
EUR 4,985
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
EUR 4,982
11.1%
10
Germany
EUR 4,892
12.7%
11
Russia
EUR 4,873
13.0%
12
Hungary
EUR 4,565
18.5%
13
Ukraine
EUR 4,509
19.5%
14
Sweden
EUR 4,498
19.7%
15
Poland
EUR 4,398
21.5%
16
Greece
EUR 4,377
21.9%
17
Portugal
EUR 4,170
25.6%
18
Finland
EUR 3,879
30.8%
19
Belgium
EUR 3,809
32.0%
20
Denmark
EUR 3,711
33.7%
21
Netherlands
EUR 3,525
37.1%
22
Romania
EUR 3,277
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
EUR 5,116
8.7%
1
Canada
EUR 4,467
20.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
EUR 5,601
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
EUR 5,601
0.0%
2
Pakistan
EUR 5,347
4.5%
3
Thailand
EUR 5,293
5.5%
4
Philippines
EUR 5,117
8.6%
5
Taiwan
EUR 5,105
8.9%
6
Indonesia
EUR 4,969
11.3%
7
South Korea
EUR 4,958
11.5%
8
Malaysia
EUR 4,942
11.8%
9
New Zealand
EUR 4,935
11.9%
10
India
EUR 4,849
13.4%
11
Singapore
EUR 4,772
14.8%
12
Vietnam
EUR 4,595
18.0%
13
Japan
EUR 4,551
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
EUR 4,436
20.8%
15
China
EUR 4,211
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
EUR 5,156
8.0%
1
Colombia
EUR 5,153
8.0%
2
Ecuador
EUR 5,072
9.5%
3
Guatemala
EUR 5,064
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
EUR 5,013
10.5%
5
Brazil
EUR 5,005
10.7%
6
Mexico
EUR 4,992
10.9%
7
Panama
EUR 4,985
11.0%
8
Peru
EUR 4,901
12.5%
9
Chile
EUR 4,615
17.6%
10
Uruguay
EUR 4,475
20.1%
11
Argentina
EUR 3,634
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
EUR 5,393
3.7%
1
Morocco
EUR 4,937
11.9%
2
Cameroon
EUR 4,522
19.3%
3
Ivory Coast
EUR 4,498
19.7%
4
Mozambique
EUR 4,460
20.4%
5
Kenya
EUR 4,423
21.0%
6
Ghana
EUR 4,216
24.7%
7
Angola
EUR 4,213
24.8%
8
Zambia
EUR 3,946
29.6%
9
Nigeria
EUR 3,927
29.9%
10
Senegal
EUR 3,919
30.0%
11
Uganda
EUR 3,917
30.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
EUR 5,321
5.0%
1
Qatar
EUR 5,321
5.0%
2
Bahrain
EUR 5,153
8.0%
3
Oman
EUR 5,153
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
EUR 5,041
10.0%
5
Kuwait
EUR 4,985
11.0%
6
Israel
EUR 4,864
13.2%
7
Egypt
EUR 4,403
21.4%
8
Lebanon
EUR 4,378
21.8%
9
Turkey
EUR 3,440
38.6%
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.