Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,448 kr
Communal tax
- 5,815 kr
Church tax
- 243 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,643 kr
Net pay
* 20,357 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
20,357 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,643 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,564 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 31,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 7.92 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
54.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 54.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 20.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,000 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,643 kr. That means that your net pay will be 20,357 kr per year, or 1,696 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.3% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 31000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 31000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 31000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 31000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 31000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 29031
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 28701
7.4%
7
Italy
DKK 28151
9.2%
8
France
DKK 27993
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 27590
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 27574
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 26970
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 25455
17.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 25265
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 24955
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 24342
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 24227
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 23079
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 21467
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 21080
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 20432
34.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 19506
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 18135
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 28315
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 25835
16.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 31000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 31000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 31000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 30420
1.9%
4
Philippines
DKK 29576
4.6%
5
Thailand
DKK 29419
5.1%
6
Taiwan
DKK 28256
8.9%
7
Indonesia
DKK 28180
9.1%
8
South Korea
DKK 27566
11.1%
9
Malaysia
DKK 27339
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 27314
11.9%
11
India
DKK 27280
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 25801
16.8%
13
Japan
DKK 25190
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 24552
20.8%
15
China
DKK 23304
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 28765
7.2%
1
Colombia
DKK 30783
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 28536
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 28390
8.4%
4
Ecuador
DKK 28070
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 28028
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 27745
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 27590
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 27125
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 25544
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 24769
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 20504
33.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 30690
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 28139
9.2%
2
Cameroon
DKK 25792
16.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 25738
17.0%
4
Kenya
DKK 25505
17.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 24964
19.5%
6
Ghana
DKK 23812
23.2%
7
Angola
DKK 23490
24.2%
8
Zambia
DKK 23342
24.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 22288
28.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 22209
28.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 21957
29.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 31000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 29450
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 29450
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 28520
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 28520
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 27590
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 26924
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 24575
20.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 24490
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 19382
37.5%
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.