Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,476 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,279 kr
Communal tax
- 5,223 kr
Church tax
- 158 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,795 kr
Net pay
* 19,681 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
33.2%
66.8%
Net pay
33.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,681 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,795 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,716 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 29,476 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.05 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
54.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.2% tax rate now rises to 54.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 29,476 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,795 kr. That means that your net pay will be 19,681 kr per year, or 1,640 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% 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 31.68 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.32 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 3,416 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 29476
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 29476
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 29476
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 29476
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 29476
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 27604
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 27281
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 26767
9.2%
8
France
DKK 26617
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 26234
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 26219
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 25644
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 24389
17.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 24023
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 23728
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 23146
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 23036
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 21945
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 20412
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 20044
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 19406
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 18547
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 17243
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 26923
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 24759
16.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 29476
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 29476
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 29476
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 28999
1.6%
4
Philippines
DKK 28092
4.7%
5
Thailand
DKK 27988
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 26905
8.7%
7
Taiwan
DKK 26867
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 26235
11.0%
9
Malaysia
DKK 25997
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 25971
11.9%
11
India
DKK 25939
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 24574
16.6%
13
Japan
DKK 23952
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 23345
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22396
24.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 27659
6.2%
1
Colombia
DKK 29381
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 27133
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 27033
8.3%
4
Ecuador
DKK 26690
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 26650
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 26381
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 26234
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 25792
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 24288
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 23551
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 19682
33.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 29181
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 26860
8.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 24589
16.6%
3
Cameroon
DKK 24586
16.6%
4
Kenya
DKK 24454
17.0%
5
Mozambique
DKK 23791
19.3%
6
Ghana
DKK 22732
22.9%
7
Zambia
DKK 22481
23.7%
8
Angola
DKK 22366
24.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 21307
27.7%
10
Uganda
DKK 21218
28.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 20920
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 29476
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 28002
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 28002
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 27118
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 27118
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 26234
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 25600
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 23432
20.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 23286
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 18494
37.3%
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.