Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,880 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,325 kr
Communal tax
- 7,440 kr
Church tax
- 278 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 13,179 kr
Net pay
* 25,701 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
33.9%
66.1%
Net pay
33.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
25,701 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
13,179 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27,100 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 38,880 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.97 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
51.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.9% tax rate now rises to 51.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 38,880 kr a year living in the region of Favrskov, Denmark, you will be taxed 13,179 kr. That means that your net pay will be 25,701 kr per year, or 2,142 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.9% 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 32.82 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.18 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 3,359 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 26674
31.4%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 26570
31.7%
2
Tårnby
DKK 26555
31.7%
3
Vejle
DKK 26387
32.1%
4
Gentofte
DKK 26356
32.2%
5
Gladsaxe
DKK 26370
32.2%
6
Glostrup
DKK 26356
32.2%
7
Hørsholm
DKK 26379
32.2%
8
Herlev
DKK 26341
32.3%
9
Københavns
DKK 26298
32.4%
10
Allerød
DKK 26217
32.6%
11
Billund
DKK 26214
32.6%
12
Brøndby
DKK 26153
32.7%
13
Greve
DKK 26167
32.7%
14
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 26185
32.7%
15
Kalundborg
DKK 26121
32.8%
16
Aarhus
DKK 26107
32.9%
17
Dragør
DKK 26063
33.0%
18
Furesø
DKK 26052
33.0%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 26066
33.0%
20
Køge
DKK 25959
33.2%
21
Solrød
DKK 25979
33.2%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 25921
33.3%
23
Herning
DKK 25924
33.3%
24
Ishøj
DKK 25921
33.3%
25
Næstved
DKK 25898
33.4%
26
Odder
DKK 25878
33.4%
27
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 25878
33.4%
28
Roskilde
DKK 25881
33.4%
29
Slagelse
DKK 25875
33.4%
30
Varde
DKK 25878
33.4%
31
Helsingør
DKK 25849
33.5%
32
Ikast-Brande
DKK 25872
33.5%
33
Odense
DKK 25843
33.5%
34
Ballerup
DKK 25829
33.6%
35
Gribskov
DKK 25820
33.6%
36
Holbæk
DKK 25817
33.6%
37
Horsens
DKK 25835
33.6%
38
Hvidovre
DKK 25829
33.6%
39
Vejen
DKK 25817
33.6%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 25829
33.6%
41
Aalborg
DKK 25782
33.7%
42
Albertslund
DKK 25777
33.7%
43
Egedal
DKK 25759
33.7%
44
Fredericia
DKK 25782
33.7%
45
Hedensted
DKK 25782
33.7%
46
Kolding
DKK 25771
33.7%
47
Lejre
DKK 25788
33.7%
48
Rødovre
DKK 25771
33.7%
49
Silkeborg
DKK 25762
33.7%
50
Tønder
DKK 25759
33.7%
51
Vallensbæk
DKK 25777
33.7%
52
Viborg
DKK 25768
33.7%
53
Aabenraa
DKK 25733
33.8%
54
Fanø
DKK 25727
33.8%
55
Halsnæs
DKK 25733
33.8%
56
Hillerød
DKK 25736
33.8%
57
Holstebro
DKK 25725
33.8%
58
Rebild
DKK 25739
33.8%
59
Skive
DKK 25722
33.8%
60
Struer
DKK 25748
33.8%
61
Esbjerg
DKK 25716
33.9%
62
Favrskov
DKK 25701
33.9%
63
Lemvig
DKK 25713
33.9%
64
Middelfart
DKK 25690
33.9%
65
Randers
DKK 25693
33.9%
66
Sønderborg
DKK 25716
33.9%
67
Frederikssund
DKK 25672
34.0%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 25661
34.0%
69
Thisted
DKK 25670
34.0%
70
Faxe
DKK 25638
34.1%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 25615
34.1%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 25632
34.1%
73
Morsø
DKK 25603
34.1%
74
Syddjurs
DKK 25632
34.1%
75
Assens
DKK 25580
34.2%
76
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 25565
34.2%
77
Kerteminde -
DKK 25580
34.2%
78
Mariagerfjord
DKK 25588
34.2%
79
Norddjurs
DKK 25574
34.2%
80
Nordfyns
DKK 25591
34.2%
81
Ringsted
DKK 25588
34.2%
82
Samsø
DKK 25568
34.2%
83
Stevns
DKK 25574
34.2%
84
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 25560
34.3%
85
Frederikshavn
DKK 25536
34.3%
86
Haderslev
DKK 25531
34.3%
87
Sorø
DKK 25531
34.3%
88
Ærø
DKK 25554
34.3%
89
Brønderslev
DKK 25493
34.4%
90
Hjørring
DKK 25519
34.4%
91
Nyborg
DKK 25516
34.4%
92
ODSHERRED
DKK 25522
34.4%
93
Svendborg
DKK 25510
34.4%
94
Langeland
DKK 25476
34.5%
95
Lolland
DKK 25449
34.5%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 25464
34.5%
97
Læsø
DKK 25429
34.6%
98
Christiansø
DKK 36281
6.7%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 38880
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 38880
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 38880
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 38880
0.0%
4
Germany
DKK 37006
4.8%
5
Spain
DKK 36411
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 36045
7.3%
7
Italy
DKK 35307
9.2%
8
France
DKK 35109
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 34603
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 34584
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 33826
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 31687
18.5%
13
Sweden
DKK 31371
19.3%
14
Ukraine
DKK 31298
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 30530
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 30385
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 28946
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 26924
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 26438
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 25733
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 24465
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 22745
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 35513
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 31307
19.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 38880
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 38880
0.0%
2
Pakistan
DKK 37350
3.9%
3
Thailand
DKK 36724
5.5%
4
Philippines
DKK 35881
7.7%
5
Taiwan
DKK 35439
8.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 34677
10.8%
7
Singapore
DKK 34470
11.3%
8
South Korea
DKK 34448
11.4%
9
Malaysia
DKK 34298
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 34257
11.9%
11
India
DKK 34214
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 32048
17.6%
13
Japan
DKK 31593
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 30793
20.8%
15
China
DKK 29228
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
DKK 36609
7.8%
1
Puerto Rico
DKK 35789
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 35206
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 35152
9.6%
4
Brazil
DKK 34970
10.1%
5
Mexico
DKK 34839
10.4%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 34798
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 34603
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 34020
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 32037
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 31065
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 25223
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 37875
2.6%
1
Morocco
DKK 34660
10.9%
2
Cameroon
DKK 31736
18.4%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 31449
19.1%
4
Mozambique
DKK 31032
20.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 30990
20.3%
6
Ghana
DKK 29397
24.4%
7
Angola
DKK 29296
24.7%
8
Zambia
DKK 27794
28.5%
9
Senegal
DKK 27363
29.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 27331
29.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 27317
29.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 36936
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 36936
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 35770
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 35770
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 34992
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 34603
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 33767
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 30597
21.3%
8
Lebanon
DKK 30485
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 23971
38.4%
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.