Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
€ 42,000
Income Tax
- € 8,085
Social Security
- € 5,930
Total tax
- € 14,015
Net pay
* € 27,985
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
€ 27,985
Net pay
€ 9,467
Tax the employer pays
€ 14,015
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
€ 23,482
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer € 9,467 to pay you € 42,000. In other words, every time you spend € 10 of your hard-earned money, € 5.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.4% tax rate now rises to 45.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make € 42,000 a year living in Greece, you will be taxed € 14,015. That means that your net pay will be € 27,985 per year, or € 2,332 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.4% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 € 45.03, hence, your net pay will only increase by € 54.97.
Bonus Example
A € 1,000 bonus will generate an extra € 550 of net incomes. A € 5,000 bonus will generate an extra € 2,749 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
EUR 36540
13.0%
1
Switzerland
EUR 35928
14.5%
2
Hungary
EUR 34230
18.5%
3
Ukraine
EUR 33810
19.5%
4
Ireland
EUR 33103
21.2%
5
United Kingdom
EUR 33081
21.2%
6
France
EUR 32664
22.2%
7
Czech Republic
EUR 32296
23.1%
8
Norway
EUR 31671
24.6%
9
Spain
EUR 30825
26.6%
10
Luxembourg
EUR 30344
27.8%
11
Sweden
EUR 29630
29.5%
12
Austria
EUR 29484
29.8%
13
Denmark
EUR 28296
32.6%
14
Greece
EUR 27985
33.4%
15
Germany
EUR 27066
35.6%
16
Poland
EUR 26765
36.3%
17
Netherlands
EUR 26431
37.1%
18
Finland
EUR 25554
39.2%
19
Italy
EUR 25310
39.7%
20
Romania
EUR 24570
41.5%
21
Portugal
EUR 24455
41.8%
22
Belgium
EUR 20686
50.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
EUR 33310
20.7%
1
Canada
EUR 30094
28.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
EUR 37989
9.6%
1
Taiwan
EUR 36639
12.8%
2
Thailand
EUR 34968
16.7%
3
South Korea
EUR 34017
19.0%
4
Kazakhstan
EUR 33774
19.6%
5
Australia
EUR 33380
20.5%
6
New Zealand
EUR 32637
22.3%
7
Singapore
EUR 32242
23.2%
8
Indonesia
EUR 31849
24.2%
9
Pakistan
EUR 31500
25.0%
10
Japan
EUR 31286
25.5%
11
Malaysia
EUR 30701
26.9%
12
Philippines
EUR 30150
28.2%
13
Vietnam
EUR 28889
31.2%
14
China
EUR 27585
34.3%
15
India
EUR 26031
38.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
EUR 37903
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
EUR 35583
15.3%
2
Costa Rica
EUR 35247
16.1%
3
Chile
EUR 34532
17.8%
4
Ecuador
EUR 34073
18.9%
5
Panama
EUR 33324
20.7%
6
Colombia
EUR 32505
22.6%
7
Peru
EUR 31536
24.9%
8
Brazil
EUR 30977
26.2%
9
Mexico
EUR 30892
26.5%
10
Uruguay
EUR 28922
31.1%
11
Argentina
EUR 27293
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
EUR 30718
26.9%
1
South Africa
EUR 30502
27.4%
2
Kenya
EUR 29876
28.9%
3
Mozambique
EUR 29377
30.1%
4
Ghana
EUR 28720
31.6%
5
Nigeria
EUR 28685
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
EUR 28011
33.3%
7
Morocco
EUR 27573
34.4%
8
Cameroon
EUR 26729
36.4%
9
Uganda
EUR 26455
37.0%
10
Senegal
EUR 26274
37.4%
11
Zambia
EUR 26104
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
EUR 39900
5.0%
1
Qatar
EUR 39900
5.0%
2
Bahrain
EUR 38640
8.0%
3
Oman
EUR 38640
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
EUR 37800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
EUR 37380
11.0%
6
Israel
EUR 33306
20.7%
7
Egypt
EUR 31759
24.4%
8
Lebanon
EUR 31678
24.6%
9
Turkey
EUR 24641
41.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Greece, 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.