Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,492 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,724 kr
Communal tax
- 4,449 kr
Church tax
- 186 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,496 kr
Net pay
* 15,996 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,996 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,496 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,417 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,492 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.15 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 58.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,492 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,496 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,996 kr per year, or 1,333 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.0%. 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 32.99 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.01 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 670 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,351 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 16614
32.2%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 16552
32.4%
2
Tårnby
DKK 16543
32.5%
3
Gentofte
DKK 16424
32.9%
4
Gladsaxe
DKK 16433
32.9%
5
Glostrup
DKK 16424
32.9%
6
Hørsholm
DKK 16438
32.9%
7
Vejle
DKK 16443
32.9%
8
Herlev
DKK 16415
33.0%
9
Københavns
DKK 16390
33.1%
10
Allerød
DKK 16341
33.3%
11
Billund
DKK 16340
33.3%
12
Brøndby
DKK 16303
33.4%
13
Greve
DKK 16312
33.4%
14
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 16322
33.4%
15
Aarhus
DKK 16276
33.5%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 16284
33.5%
17
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 16252
33.6%
18
Dragør
DKK 16250
33.7%
19
Furesø
DKK 16243
33.7%
20
Køge
DKK 16188
33.9%
21
Solrød
DKK 16200
33.9%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 16165
34.0%
23
Herning
DKK 16167
34.0%
24
Ishøj
DKK 16165
34.0%
25
Ikast-Brande
DKK 16136
34.1%
26
Næstved
DKK 16152
34.1%
27
Odder
DKK 16139
34.1%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 16139
34.1%
29
Roskilde
DKK 16141
34.1%
30
Slagelse
DKK 16138
34.1%
31
Varde
DKK 16139
34.1%
32
Ballerup
DKK 16110
34.2%
33
Gribskov
DKK 16105
34.2%
34
Helsingør
DKK 16122
34.2%
35
Horsens
DKK 16114
34.2%
36
Hvidovre
DKK 16110
34.2%
37
Odense
DKK 16119
34.2%
38
Vordingborg
DKK 16110
34.2%
39
Aalborg
DKK 16083
34.3%
40
Albertslund
DKK 16079
34.3%
41
Fredericia
DKK 16083
34.3%
42
Hedensted
DKK 16083
34.3%
43
Holbæk
DKK 16103
34.3%
44
Lejre
DKK 16086
34.3%
45
Vallensbæk
DKK 16079
34.3%
46
Vejen
DKK 16103
34.3%
47
Egedal
DKK 16069
34.4%
48
Hillerød
DKK 16055
34.4%
49
Kolding
DKK 16076
34.4%
50
Rebild
DKK 16057
34.4%
51
Rødovre
DKK 16076
34.4%
52
Silkeborg
DKK 16070
34.4%
53
Struer
DKK 16062
34.4%
54
Tønder
DKK 16069
34.4%
55
Viborg
DKK 16074
34.4%
56
Aabenraa
DKK 16053
34.5%
57
Esbjerg
DKK 16043
34.5%
58
Fanø
DKK 16050
34.5%
59
Favrskov
DKK 16034
34.5%
60
Halsnæs
DKK 16053
34.5%
61
Holstebro
DKK 16048
34.5%
62
Lemvig
DKK 16041
34.5%
63
Skive
DKK 16046
34.5%
64
Sønderborg
DKK 16043
34.5%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 16017
34.6%
66
Middelfart
DKK 16027
34.6%
67
Randers
DKK 16029
34.6%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 16010
34.6%
69
Thisted
DKK 16015
34.6%
70
Faxe
DKK 15996
34.7%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 15983
34.7%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 15993
34.7%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 15993
34.7%
74
Assens
DKK 15962
34.8%
75
Kerteminde -
DKK 15962
34.8%
76
Mariagerfjord
DKK 15967
34.8%
77
Morsø
DKK 15976
34.8%
78
Norddjurs
DKK 15958
34.8%
79
Nordfyns
DKK 15969
34.8%
80
Ringsted
DKK 15967
34.8%
81
Stevns
DKK 15958
34.8%
82
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 15953
34.9%
83
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 15950
34.9%
84
Frederikshavn
DKK 15936
34.9%
85
Haderslev
DKK 15932
34.9%
86
Samsø
DKK 15955
34.9%
87
Sorø
DKK 15932
34.9%
88
Ærø
DKK 15946
34.9%
89
Brønderslev
DKK 15910
35.0%
90
Hjørring
DKK 15926
35.0%
91
Nyborg
DKK 15924
35.0%
92
ODSHERRED
DKK 15927
35.0%
93
Svendborg
DKK 15920
35.0%
94
Langeland
DKK 15900
35.1%
95
Lolland
DKK 15884
35.1%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 15893
35.1%
97
Læsø
DKK 15872
35.2%
98
Christiansø
DKK 22435
8.4%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 24492
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24492
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24492
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24492
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24492
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22937
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22636
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 22241
9.2%
8
France
DKK 22116
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 21798
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21786
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21308
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20921
14.6%
13
Hungary
DKK 19961
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19716
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 19232
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 19141
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 18234
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16961
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16655
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 16053
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15408
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14328
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22371
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 21126
13.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 24492
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 24492
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 24492
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 24182
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 23267
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 23188
5.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22519
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 22324
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 21862
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21600
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21580
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21553
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21263
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20559
16.1%
14
Japan
DKK 19902
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19398
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23532
3.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 24796
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22554
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22545
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 22178
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 22144
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21920
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 21798
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21431
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 20181
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19823
19.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18136
26.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 24247
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22675
7.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 21035
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20663
15.6%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20641
15.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19953
18.5%
6
Zambia
DKK 19665
19.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 19199
21.6%
8
Angola
DKK 18692
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 18097
26.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 17989
26.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17530
28.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24492
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 23267
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 23267
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22533
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22533
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 21798
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 21271
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19694
19.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 19301
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15591
36.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Faxe 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.