Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,920,020 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,660,576 kr
Communal tax
- 5,753,718 kr
Church tax
- 226,196 kr
Top bracket tax
- 2,956,350 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 11,597,975 kr
Net pay
* 12,322,045 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
48.5%
51.5%
Net pay
48.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,322,045 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
11,597,975 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
11,611,897 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,920,020 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.85 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 48.5% tax rate now rises to 48.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,920,020 kr a year living in the region of Frederikshavn, Denmark, you will be taxed 11,597,975 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,322,045 kr per year, or 1,026,837 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 48.5% and your marginal tax rate is 48.9%. 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 48.85 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.15 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 512 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,558 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 20810417
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 19494816
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 19255616
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 18411009
23.0%
4
Romania
DKK 13993212
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 13786384
42.4%
6
Greece
DKK 13409624
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 12847596
46.3%
8
Norway
DKK 12680987
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 12649221
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
DKK 12534671
47.6%
11
Spain
DKK 12514364
47.7%
12
Denmark
DKK 12342654
48.4%
13
Italy
DKK 12335464
48.4%
14
Netherlands
DKK 12143947
49.2%
15
Sweden
DKK 12029191
49.7%
16
Austria
DKK 11973311
49.9%
17
Germany
DKK 11690547
51.1%
18
Ireland
DKK 11585461
51.6%
19
France
DKK 10173406
57.5%
20
Belgium
DKK 8979382
62.5%
21
Finland
DKK 8914692
62.7%
22
Portugal
DKK 8673867
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12995279
45.7%
1
Canada
DKK 11279651
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 21480344
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 19876625
16.9%
2
Singapore
DKK 18717668
21.8%
3
Indonesia
DKK 16195985
32.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 15644664
34.6%
5
Pakistan
DKK 15579347
34.9%
6
Vietnam
DKK 15559516
35.0%
7
Philippines
DKK 14899672
37.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 14665869
38.7%
9
Taiwan
DKK 14528681
39.3%
10
Malaysia
DKK 14248848
40.4%
11
China
DKK 13355160
44.2%
12
Japan
DKK 13076436
45.3%
13
Australia
DKK 12812330
46.4%
14
South Korea
DKK 12685133
47.0%
15
India
DKK 4282105
82.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 21176596
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 17345948
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 16135729
32.5%
3
Panama
DKK 16013227
33.1%
4
Mexico
DKK 15581814
34.9%
5
Argentina
DKK 15547964
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 15504155
35.2%
7
Colombia
DKK 14755905
38.3%
8
Uruguay
DKK 14719345
38.5%
9
Peru
DKK 14706246
38.5%
10
Chile
DKK 14522983
39.3%
11
Ecuador
DKK 13741143
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 17403028
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 16747563
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 16312881
31.8%
3
Nigeria
DKK 16271268
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 15830079
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 15563501
34.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 14712857
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 14572336
39.1%
8
Morocco
DKK 14511071
39.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 14360023
40.0%
10
South Africa
DKK 13225694
44.7%
11
Uganda
DKK 13181033
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 23845684
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23819122
0.4%
2
Bahrain
DKK 23618251
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22724019
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 22724019
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 22006418
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 17941950
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17941340
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 13932601
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 12131602
49.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Frederikshavn 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.