Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,509 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,170 kr
Communal tax
- 3,391 kr
Church tax
- 100 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,797 kr
Net pay
* 12,712 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,712 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,797 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,718 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,509 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.62 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 62.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,509 kr a year living in the region of Egedal, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,797 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,712 kr per year, or 1,059 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.64 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.36 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,368 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19509
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19509
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19509
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19509
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19509
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18270
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17992
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17716
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17617
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17481
10.4%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17363
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17353
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16973
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15900
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15705
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15319
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15246
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14524
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13510
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13266
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12701
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12274
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11413
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17819
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17184
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19509
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19509
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19509
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19324
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18534
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18378
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17927
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17782
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17424
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17199
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17189
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17168
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16937
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16529
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15853
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15451
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18991
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 19629
7.4%
2
Brazil
DKK 18011
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17958
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17665
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17638
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17461
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17363
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17070
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16192
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16075
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15978
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19314
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18194
6.7%
2
Kenya
DKK 16804
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 16756
14.1%
4
Zambia
DKK 16684
14.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16460
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16116
17.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 15646
19.8%
8
Senegal
DKK 15068
22.8%
9
Angola
DKK 15010
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 14776
24.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14140
27.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19509
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18534
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18534
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17948
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17948
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17363
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16944
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15957
18.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 15315
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12689
35.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Egedal 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.