Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,992 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,558 kr
Communal tax
- 6,000 kr
Church tax
- 224 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,919 kr
Net pay
* 21,073 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
34.1%
65.9%
Net pay
34.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21,073 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,919 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,840 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 31,992 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 7.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
54.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.1% tax rate now rises to 54.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 20% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,992 kr a year living in the region of Favrskov, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,919 kr. That means that your net pay will be 21,073 kr per year, or 1,756 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.1% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.81 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.19 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,360 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 21858
31.7%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 21774
31.9%
2
Tårnby
DKK 21762
32.0%
3
Gladsaxe
DKK 21613
32.4%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 21620
32.4%
5
Vejle
DKK 21627
32.4%
6
Gentofte
DKK 21601
32.5%
7
Glostrup
DKK 21601
32.5%
8
Herlev
DKK 21589
32.5%
9
Københavns
DKK 21554
32.6%
10
Allerød
DKK 21489
32.8%
11
Billund
DKK 21487
32.8%
12
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 21463
32.9%
13
Brøndby
DKK 21438
33.0%
14
Greve
DKK 21449
33.0%
15
Aarhus
DKK 21400
33.1%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 21412
33.1%
17
Dragør
DKK 21365
33.2%
18
Furesø
DKK 21356
33.2%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 21368
33.2%
20
Solrød
DKK 21298
33.4%
21
Køge
DKK 21281
33.5%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 21251
33.6%
23
Herning
DKK 21253
33.6%
24
Ishøj
DKK 21251
33.6%
25
Næstved
DKK 21232
33.6%
26
Ikast-Brande
DKK 21211
33.7%
27
Odder
DKK 21216
33.7%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 21216
33.7%
29
Roskilde
DKK 21218
33.7%
30
Slagelse
DKK 21214
33.7%
31
Varde
DKK 21216
33.7%
32
Ballerup
DKK 21176
33.8%
33
Gribskov
DKK 21169
33.8%
34
Helsingør
DKK 21192
33.8%
35
Holbæk
DKK 21167
33.8%
36
Horsens
DKK 21181
33.8%
37
Hvidovre
DKK 21176
33.8%
38
Odense
DKK 21188
33.8%
39
Vejen
DKK 21167
33.8%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 21176
33.8%
41
Aalborg
DKK 21139
33.9%
42
Albertslund
DKK 21134
33.9%
43
Fredericia
DKK 21139
33.9%
44
Hedensted
DKK 21139
33.9%
45
Lejre
DKK 21143
33.9%
46
Vallensbæk
DKK 21134
33.9%
47
Aabenraa
DKK 21099
34.0%
48
Egedal
DKK 21120
34.0%
49
Halsnæs
DKK 21099
34.0%
50
Hillerød
DKK 21101
34.0%
51
Kolding
DKK 21129
34.0%
52
Rebild
DKK 21104
34.0%
53
Rødovre
DKK 21129
34.0%
54
Silkeborg
DKK 21122
34.0%
55
Struer
DKK 21111
34.0%
56
Tønder
DKK 21120
34.0%
57
Viborg
DKK 21127
34.0%
58
Esbjerg
DKK 21085
34.1%
59
Fanø
DKK 21094
34.1%
60
Favrskov
DKK 21073
34.1%
61
Holstebro
DKK 21092
34.1%
62
Lemvig
DKK 21083
34.1%
63
Skive
DKK 21090
34.1%
64
Sønderborg
DKK 21085
34.1%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 21050
34.2%
66
Middelfart
DKK 21064
34.2%
67
Randers
DKK 21066
34.2%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 21041
34.2%
69
Thisted
DKK 21048
34.2%
70
Faxe
DKK 21022
34.3%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 21003
34.3%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 21017
34.3%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 21017
34.3%
74
Assens
DKK 20975
34.4%
75
Kerteminde -
DKK 20975
34.4%
76
Mariagerfjord
DKK 20982
34.4%
77
Morsø
DKK 20994
34.4%
78
Nordfyns
DKK 20985
34.4%
79
Ringsted
DKK 20982
34.4%
80
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 20964
34.5%
81
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 20959
34.5%
82
Frederikshavn
DKK 20940
34.5%
83
Norddjurs
DKK 20971
34.5%
84
Samsø
DKK 20966
34.5%
85
Stevns
DKK 20971
34.5%
86
Ærø
DKK 20954
34.5%
87
Haderslev
DKK 20936
34.6%
88
Hjørring
DKK 20926
34.6%
89
Nyborg
DKK 20924
34.6%
90
ODSHERRED
DKK 20929
34.6%
91
Sorø
DKK 20936
34.6%
92
Svendborg
DKK 20919
34.6%
93
Brønderslev
DKK 20905
34.7%
94
Langeland
DKK 20891
34.7%
95
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 20882
34.7%
96
Lolland
DKK 20870
34.8%
97
Læsø
DKK 20854
34.8%
98
Christiansø
DKK 29652
7.3%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 31992
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 31992
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 31992
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 31992
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 31992
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 29961
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 29626
7.4%
7
Italy
DKK 29052
9.2%
8
France
DKK 28889
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 28473
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 28457
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 27833
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 26201
18.1%
13
Hungary
DKK 26073
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 25754
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 25121
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 25002
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 23818
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 22154
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 21755
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 21099
34.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 20130
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 18715
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 29221
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 26524
17.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 31992
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 31992
0.0%
2
Singapore
DKK 31684
1.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 31323
2.1%
4
Philippines
DKK 30379
5.0%
5
Thailand
DKK 30349
5.1%
6
Taiwan
DKK 29160
8.9%
7
Indonesia
DKK 28998
9.4%
8
South Korea
DKK 28433
11.1%
9
Malaysia
DKK 28212
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 28188
11.9%
11
India
DKK 28153
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 26600
16.9%
13
Japan
DKK 25996
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 25338
20.8%
15
China
DKK 24050
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
DKK 31696
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
DKK 29449
8.0%
2
Mexico
DKK 29377
8.2%
3
Brazil
DKK 29264
8.5%
4
Ecuador
DKK 28969
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 28924
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 28633
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 28473
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 27993
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 26361
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 25562
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 21040
34.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 31659
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 28972
9.4%
2
Cameroon
DKK 26578
16.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 26457
17.3%
4
Kenya
DKK 26189
18.1%
5
Mozambique
DKK 25728
19.6%
6
Ghana
DKK 24515
23.4%
7
Angola
DKK 24221
24.3%
8
Zambia
DKK 23902
25.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 22927
28.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 22854
28.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 22631
29.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 31836
0.5%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 30392
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 30392
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 29433
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 29433
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 28473
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 27785
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 25319
20.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 25259
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 19959
37.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Favrskov 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.