Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,088 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,568 kr
Communal tax
- 3,817 kr
Church tax
- 121 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,641 kr
Net pay
* 15,447 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,447 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,641 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,563 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,088 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.34 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.1% tax rate now rises to 58.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,088 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,641 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,447 kr per year, or 1,287 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.1% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 23088
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23088
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23088
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23088
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23088
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 21622
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 21327
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 20966
9.2%
8
France
DKK 20848
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20548
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20537
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20087
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 19949
13.6%
13
Hungary
DKK 18817
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18586
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18130
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18043
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17189
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15988
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15700
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15109
34.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14523
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13506
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21088
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20019
13.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23088
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23088
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23088
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 22814
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 21934
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 21811
5.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 21225
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21044
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20620
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 20359
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 20343
11.9%
11
India
DKK 20317
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20044
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 19428
15.9%
14
Japan
DKK 18761
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 18286
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 22356
3.2%
1
Colombia
DKK 23504
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 21276
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 21252
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 20906
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 20874
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 20664
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20548
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20202
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19025
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 18814
18.5%
11
Argentina
DKK 18779
18.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 22857
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 21413
7.3%
2
Kenya
DKK 19846
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19570
15.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 19479
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 18872
18.3%
6
Zambia
DKK 18872
18.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 18204
21.2%
8
Angola
DKK 17657
23.5%
9
Senegal
DKK 17238
25.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 17081
26.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16575
28.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23088
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 21934
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 21934
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 21241
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 21241
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20548
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20052
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18641
19.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 18178
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14774
36.0%
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.