Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,588 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,291 kr
Communal tax
- 5,433 kr
Church tax
- 210 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,070 kr
Net pay
* 19,518 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
34.0%
66.0%
Net pay
34.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,518 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,070 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,991 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 29,588 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.11 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34% tax rate now rises to 55.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 29,588 kr a year living in the region of Hedensted, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,070 kr. That means that your net pay will be 19,518 kr per year, or 1,627 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.0% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.59 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.41 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,371 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 29588
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 29588
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 29588
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 29588
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 29588
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 27709
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 27385
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 26869
9.2%
8
France
DKK 26718
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 26333
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 26319
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 25742
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 24467
17.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 24114
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 23818
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 23234
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 23123
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 22028
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 20490
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 20120
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 19482
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 18618
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 17309
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 27025
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 24839
16.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 29588
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 29588
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 29588
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 29103
1.6%
4
Philippines
DKK 28202
4.7%
5
Thailand
DKK 28093
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 27003
8.7%
7
Taiwan
DKK 26969
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 26333
11.0%
9
Malaysia
DKK 26096
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 26070
11.9%
11
India
DKK 26037
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 24664
16.6%
13
Japan
DKK 24043
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 23434
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22415
24.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 27748
6.2%
1
Colombia
DKK 29484
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 27236
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 27132
8.3%
4
Ecuador
DKK 26792
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 26751
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 26481
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 26333
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 25890
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 24381
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 23641
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 19743
33.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 29292
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 26954
8.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 24677
16.6%
3
Cameroon
DKK 24675
16.6%
4
Kenya
DKK 24532
17.1%
5
Mozambique
DKK 23877
19.3%
6
Ghana
DKK 22811
22.9%
7
Zambia
DKK 22544
23.8%
8
Angola
DKK 22449
24.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 21379
27.7%
10
Uganda
DKK 21291
28.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 20996
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 29588
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 28109
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 28109
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 27221
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 27221
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 26333
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 25697
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 23516
20.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 23374
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 18559
37.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Hedensted 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.