Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,169 kr
Communal tax
- 3,125 kr
Church tax
- 98.89 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,529 kr
Net pay
* 12,971 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,971 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,529 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,450 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.49 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.5% tax rate now rises to 61.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,500 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,529 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,971 kr per year, or 1,081 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% and your marginal tax rate is 31.0%. 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 31.01 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.99 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 690 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,450 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 13123
32.7%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 13076
32.9%
2
Tårnby
DKK 13069
33.0%
3
Gentofte
DKK 12978
33.4%
4
Gladsaxe
DKK 12985
33.4%
5
Glostrup
DKK 12978
33.4%
6
Hørsholm
DKK 12989
33.4%
7
Vejle
DKK 12993
33.4%
8
Herlev
DKK 12971
33.5%
9
Københavns
DKK 12952
33.6%
10
Allerød
DKK 12915
33.8%
11
Billund
DKK 12913
33.8%
12
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 12900
33.8%
13
Brøndby
DKK 12886
33.9%
14
Greve
DKK 12892
33.9%
15
Aarhus
DKK 12865
34.0%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 12871
34.0%
17
Dragør
DKK 12845
34.1%
18
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 12846
34.1%
19
Furesø
DKK 12840
34.2%
20
Solrød
DKK 12807
34.3%
21
Køge
DKK 12797
34.4%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 12780
34.5%
23
Herning
DKK 12782
34.5%
24
Ishøj
DKK 12780
34.5%
25
Næstved
DKK 12770
34.5%
26
Helsingør
DKK 12747
34.6%
27
Ikast-Brande
DKK 12758
34.6%
28
Odder
DKK 12760
34.6%
29
Odense
DKK 12745
34.6%
30
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 12760
34.6%
31
Roskilde
DKK 12762
34.6%
32
Slagelse
DKK 12759
34.6%
33
Varde
DKK 12760
34.6%
34
Ballerup
DKK 12738
34.7%
35
Gribskov
DKK 12734
34.7%
36
Holbæk
DKK 12733
34.7%
37
Horsens
DKK 12741
34.7%
38
Hvidovre
DKK 12738
34.7%
39
Vejen
DKK 12733
34.7%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 12738
34.7%
41
Aalborg
DKK 12717
34.8%
42
Albertslund
DKK 12714
34.8%
43
Egedal
DKK 12706
34.8%
44
Fredericia
DKK 12717
34.8%
45
Hedensted
DKK 12717
34.8%
46
Kolding
DKK 12712
34.8%
47
Lejre
DKK 12720
34.8%
48
Rødovre
DKK 12712
34.8%
49
Silkeborg
DKK 12708
34.8%
50
Tønder
DKK 12706
34.8%
51
Vallensbæk
DKK 12714
34.8%
52
Viborg
DKK 12710
34.8%
53
Aabenraa
DKK 12695
34.9%
54
Esbjerg
DKK 12687
34.9%
55
Fanø
DKK 12692
34.9%
56
Halsnæs
DKK 12695
34.9%
57
Hillerød
DKK 12696
34.9%
58
Holstebro
DKK 12691
34.9%
59
Lemvig
DKK 12685
34.9%
60
Rebild
DKK 12697
34.9%
61
Skive
DKK 12689
34.9%
62
Struer
DKK 12701
34.9%
63
Sønderborg
DKK 12687
34.9%
64
Favrskov
DKK 12680
35.0%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 12667
35.0%
66
Middelfart
DKK 12675
35.0%
67
Randers
DKK 12676
35.0%
68
Thisted
DKK 12666
35.0%
69
Faxe
DKK 12651
35.1%
70
Jammerbugt
DKK 12648
35.1%
71
Skanderborg
DKK 12662
35.1%
72
Syddjurs
DKK 12648
35.1%
73
Guldborgsund
DKK 12640
35.2%
74
Mariagerfjord
DKK 12629
35.2%
75
Morsø
DKK 12635
35.2%
76
Nordfyns
DKK 12630
35.2%
77
Ringsted
DKK 12629
35.2%
78
Assens
DKK 12625
35.3%
79
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 12618
35.3%
80
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 12615
35.3%
81
Kerteminde -
DKK 12625
35.3%
82
Norddjurs
DKK 12622
35.3%
83
Samsø
DKK 12619
35.3%
84
Stevns
DKK 12622
35.3%
85
Ærø
DKK 12613
35.3%
86
Frederikshavn
DKK 12605
35.4%
87
Haderslev
DKK 12602
35.4%
88
Hjørring
DKK 12597
35.4%
89
Nyborg
DKK 12596
35.4%
90
ODSHERRED
DKK 12598
35.4%
91
Sorø
DKK 12602
35.4%
92
Svendborg
DKK 12593
35.4%
93
Brønderslev
DKK 12585
35.5%
94
Langeland
DKK 12577
35.5%
95
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 12572
35.5%
96
Lolland
DKK 12565
35.6%
97
Læsø
DKK 12556
35.6%
98
Christiansø
DKK 17630
9.6%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18262
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17983
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17708
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17609
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17474
10.4%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17355
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17345
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16965
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15893
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15697
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15312
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15239
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14518
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13504
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13260
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12695
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12268
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11407
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17811
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17177
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19315
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18525
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18370
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17919
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17774
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17416
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17191
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17181
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17160
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16929
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16521
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15845
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15444
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18982
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 19613
7.4%
2
Brazil
DKK 18002
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17950
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17657
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17630
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17452
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17355
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17063
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16185
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16068
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15970
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19305
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18186
6.7%
2
Kenya
DKK 16797
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 16749
14.1%
4
Zambia
DKK 16679
14.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16453
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16109
17.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 15640
19.8%
8
Senegal
DKK 15063
22.8%
9
Angola
DKK 15004
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 14770
24.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14134
27.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18525
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18525
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17940
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17940
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17355
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16936
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15950
18.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 15307
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12684
35.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Herlev 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.