Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
€ 1 756
Income Tax
- € 67.87
PRSI (Pay Related Social Insurance)
- € 47.92
USC (Universal Social Charge)
- € 21.76
Total tax
- € 138
Net pay
* € 1 618
Marginal tax rate
34.7%
Average tax rate
7.8%
92.2%
Net pay
7.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
€ 1 618
Net pay
€ 165
Tax the employer pays
€ 138
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
€ 302
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer € 165 to pay you € 1 756. In other words, every time you spend € 10 of your hard-earned money, € 1.72 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.8% tax rate now rises to 15.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make € 21 072 a year living in Ireland, you will be taxed € 1 651. That means that your net pay will be € 19 421 per year, or € 1 618 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.8% and your marginal tax rate is 34.7%. 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 € 34.66, hence, your net pay will only increase by € 65.34.
Bonus Example
A € 1 000 bonus will generate an extra € 653 of net incomes. A € 5 000 bonus will generate an extra € 3 267 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
EUR 17 790
15.6%
1
Canada
EUR 15 656
25.7%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Ireland, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. Income tax calculations include personal tax credit deductions. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.