Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,858 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,654 kr
Communal tax
- 4,015 kr
Church tax
- 149 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,954 kr
Net pay
* 15,904 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.4%
Average tax rate
33.3%
66.7%
Net pay
33.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,904 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,954 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,875 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,858 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.17 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.3% tax rate now rises to 57.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,858 kr a year living in the region of Billund, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,954 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,904 kr per year, or 1,325 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.3% and your marginal tax rate is 31.4%. 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 31.37 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.63 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 686 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,432 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 23858
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23858
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23858
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23858
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23858
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22343
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22045
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21665
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21544
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 21234
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21222
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20756
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20482
14.2%
13
Hungary
DKK 19444
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19206
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18734
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18645
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17762
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16522
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16223
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15627
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15008
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13957
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21792
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20626
13.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23858
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23858
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23858
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23564
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22665
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22566
5.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 21935
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21746
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 21305
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21040
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21021
11.9%
11
India
DKK 20995
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20712
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20048
16.0%
14
Japan
DKK 19387
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 18896
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23001
3.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 24213
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 21977
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 21961
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21603
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21570
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21353
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 21234
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20876
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19659
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19367
18.8%
11
Argentina
DKK 18427
22.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23619
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22105
7.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 20501
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20170
15.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20129
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19465
18.4%
6
Zambia
DKK 19307
19.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 18750
21.4%
8
Angola
DKK 18225
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17705
25.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 17579
26.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17099
28.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23858
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22665
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22665
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 21949
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 21949
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 21234
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20721
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19219
19.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 18794
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15222
36.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Billund 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.