Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,232 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,140 kr
Communal tax
- 5,194 kr
Church tax
- 193 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,662 kr
Net pay
* 18,570 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
34.2%
65.8%
Net pay
34.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,570 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,662 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,584 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 28,232 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.35 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.2% tax rate now rises to 55.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,232 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,662 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,570 kr per year, or 1,547 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.2% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.73 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.27 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,364 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 28232
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 28232
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 28232
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 28232
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 28232
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 26439
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 26121
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 25638
9.2%
8
France
DKK 25493
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 25126
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 25112
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 24562
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23520
16.7%
13
Hungary
DKK 23009
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22727
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 22169
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 22063
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 21019
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19551
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 19198
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18570
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17764
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16516
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25787
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23863
15.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 28232
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 28232
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 28232
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 27829
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 26865
4.8%
5
Thailand
DKK 26820
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 25814
8.6%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25733
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 25148
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 24900
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 24875
11.9%
11
India
DKK 24844
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 23572
16.5%
13
Japan
DKK 22941
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 22360
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22191
21.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26664
5.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 28237
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 25988
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 25925
8.2%
4
Ecuador
DKK 25564
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 25525
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 25268
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 25126
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24703
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 23263
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 22557
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 19011
32.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 27950
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 25816
8.6%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 23608
16.4%
3
Kenya
DKK 23601
16.4%
4
Cameroon
DKK 23601
16.4%
5
Mozambique
DKK 22833
19.1%
6
Ghana
DKK 21850
22.6%
7
Zambia
DKK 21778
22.9%
8
Angola
DKK 21449
24.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 20506
27.4%
10
Uganda
DKK 20410
27.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 20074
28.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 28232
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26820
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26820
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25973
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25973
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 25127
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 24519
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 22499
20.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 22293
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 17770
37.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aabenraa tables of Denmark, 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.