Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,723 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,750 kr
Communal tax
- 4,550 kr
Church tax
- 171 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,607 kr
Net pay
* 16,116 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,116 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,607 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,528 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,723 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.11 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 58.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,723 kr a year living in the region of Assens, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,607 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,116 kr per year, or 1,343 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 24723
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24723
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24723
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24723
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24723
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 23153
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22851
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 22451
9.2%
8
France
DKK 22325
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 22003
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21991
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21509
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21080
14.7%
13
Hungary
DKK 20149
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19902
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 19413
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 19321
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 18406
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17121
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16812
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 16209
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15553
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14463
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22582
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 21308
13.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 24723
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 24723
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 24723
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 24408
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 23487
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 23414
5.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22732
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 22535
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 22065
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21804
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21783
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21756
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21463
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20745
16.1%
14
Japan
DKK 20090
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19581
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23725
4.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 25009
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22764
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22758
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 22387
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 22352
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 22127
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 22003
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21633
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 20372
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19989
19.2%
11
Argentina
DKK 18030
27.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 24476
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22871
7.5%
2
Kenya
DKK 21193
14.3%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20843
15.7%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20824
15.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 20131
18.6%
6
Zambia
DKK 19795
19.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 19363
21.7%
8
Angola
DKK 18862
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 18246
26.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 18138
26.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17687
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24723
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 23487
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 23487
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22745
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22745
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 22003
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 21472
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19867
19.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 19486
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15726
36.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Assens 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.