Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,120 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,683 kr
Communal tax
- 4,016 kr
Church tax
- 127 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,961 kr
Net pay
* 16,159 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
33.0%
67.0%
Net pay
33.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,159 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,961 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,883 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,120 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.07 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33% tax rate now rises to 57.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,120 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,961 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,159 kr per year, or 1,347 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% 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 31.02 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.98 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 3,449 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 24120
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24120
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24120
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24120
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24120
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22588
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22289
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21903
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21780
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 21467
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21455
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20984
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20663
14.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 19658
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19417
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18940
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18850
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17957
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16703
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16402
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15803
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15173
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14110
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22031
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20833
13.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 24120
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 24120
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 24120
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23820
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22914
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22823
5.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22176
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21985
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 21536
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21271
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21252
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21226
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20940
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20259
16.0%
14
Japan
DKK 19600
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19103
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23220
3.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 24454
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22215
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22202
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21841
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21807
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21587
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 21467
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21105
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19875
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19556
18.9%
11
Argentina
DKK 18306
24.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23879
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22341
7.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 20724
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20374
15.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20346
15.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19667
18.5%
6
Zambia
DKK 19455
19.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 18936
21.5%
8
Angola
DKK 18418
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17864
25.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 17749
26.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17277
28.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24120
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22914
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22914
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22190
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22190
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 21467
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20948
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19415
19.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 19003
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15375
36.3%
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.