Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,698 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,525 kr
Communal tax
- 3,871 kr
Church tax
- 117 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,648 kr
Net pay
* 15,050 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,050 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,648 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,570 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 22,698 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.50 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 58.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,698 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,648 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,050 kr per year, or 1,254 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% and your marginal tax rate is 31.7%. 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 31.67 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.33 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 683 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,417 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 22698
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 22698
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 22698
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 22698
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 22698
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 21257
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 20964
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 20612
9.2%
8
France
DKK 20496
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20201
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20190
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 19747
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 19679
13.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 18499
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18272
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 17823
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 17739
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16899
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15718
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15435
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14846
34.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14277
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13278
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 20732
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19712
13.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 22698
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 22698
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 22698
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 22433
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 21563
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 21429
5.6%
6
Indonesia
DKK 20866
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 20689
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20272
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 20015
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19999
11.9%
11
India
DKK 19974
12.0%
12
China
DKK 19705
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 19114
15.8%
14
Japan
DKK 18444
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17977
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 22029
3.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 23146
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 20921
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 20894
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 20553
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 20522
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 20315
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20201
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 19861
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 18839
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 18703
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 18533
18.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 22471
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 21063
7.2%
2
Kenya
DKK 19514
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19266
15.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 19150
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18651
17.8%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18572
18.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 17928
21.0%
8
Angola
DKK 17369
23.5%
9
Senegal
DKK 17001
25.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 16829
25.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16310
28.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 22698
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 21563
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 21563
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 20882
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 20882
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20201
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19713
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18349
19.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 17866
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14546
35.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aarhus 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.