Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,170 kr
Communal tax
- 4,860 kr
Church tax
- 154 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,320 kr
Net pay
* 19,180 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
32.7%
67.3%
Net pay
32.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,180 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,320 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,241 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 28,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.15 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
54.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.7% tax rate now rises to 54.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,500 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,320 kr. That means that your net pay will be 19,180 kr per year, or 1,598 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.7% 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 19416
31.9%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 19342
32.1%
2
Tårnby
DKK 19332
32.2%
3
Gladsaxe
DKK 19201
32.6%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 19207
32.6%
5
Vejle
DKK 19213
32.6%
6
Gentofte
DKK 19191
32.7%
7
Glostrup
DKK 19191
32.7%
8
Herlev
DKK 19180
32.7%
9
Københavns
DKK 19150
32.8%
10
Allerød
DKK 19092
33.0%
11
Billund
DKK 19090
33.0%
12
Greve
DKK 19057
33.1%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 19070
33.1%
14
Brøndby
DKK 19047
33.2%
15
Kalundborg
DKK 19025
33.2%
16
Aarhus
DKK 19014
33.3%
17
Dragør
DKK 18984
33.4%
18
Furesø
DKK 18975
33.4%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 18986
33.4%
20
Køge
DKK 18910
33.6%
21
Solrød
DKK 18924
33.6%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 18883
33.7%
23
Herning
DKK 18885
33.7%
24
Ishøj
DKK 18883
33.7%
25
Næstved
DKK 18867
33.8%
26
Roskilde
DKK 18854
33.8%
27
Helsingør
DKK 18832
33.9%
28
Ikast-Brande
DKK 18848
33.9%
29
Odder
DKK 18852
33.9%
30
Odense
DKK 18828
33.9%
31
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 18852
33.9%
32
Slagelse
DKK 18850
33.9%
33
Varde
DKK 18852
33.9%
34
Ballerup
DKK 18818
34.0%
35
Gribskov
DKK 18811
34.0%
36
Holbæk
DKK 18809
34.0%
37
Horsens
DKK 18822
34.0%
38
Hvidovre
DKK 18818
34.0%
39
Vejen
DKK 18809
34.0%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 18818
34.0%
41
Aalborg
DKK 18785
34.1%
42
Albertslund
DKK 18781
34.1%
43
Egedal
DKK 18768
34.1%
44
Fredericia
DKK 18785
34.1%
45
Hedensted
DKK 18785
34.1%
46
Kolding
DKK 18776
34.1%
47
Lejre
DKK 18789
34.1%
48
Rødovre
DKK 18776
34.1%
49
Silkeborg
DKK 18770
34.1%
50
Tønder
DKK 18768
34.1%
51
Vallensbæk
DKK 18781
34.1%
52
Viborg
DKK 18774
34.1%
53
Aabenraa
DKK 18750
34.2%
54
Fanø
DKK 18746
34.2%
55
Halsnæs
DKK 18750
34.2%
56
Hillerød
DKK 18752
34.2%
57
Holstebro
DKK 18744
34.2%
58
Rebild
DKK 18754
34.2%
59
Skive
DKK 18742
34.2%
60
Struer
DKK 18760
34.2%
61
Esbjerg
DKK 18738
34.3%
62
Favrskov
DKK 18727
34.3%
63
Lemvig
DKK 18735
34.3%
64
Middelfart
DKK 18719
34.3%
65
Randers
DKK 18721
34.3%
66
Sønderborg
DKK 18738
34.3%
67
Faxe
DKK 18682
34.4%
68
Frederikssund
DKK 18707
34.4%
69
Skanderborg
DKK 18699
34.4%
70
Thisted
DKK 18705
34.4%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 18666
34.5%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 18678
34.5%
73
Morsø
DKK 18658
34.5%
74
Syddjurs
DKK 18678
34.5%
75
Assens
DKK 18641
34.6%
76
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 18631
34.6%
77
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 18627
34.6%
78
Kerteminde -
DKK 18641
34.6%
79
Mariagerfjord
DKK 18647
34.6%
80
Norddjurs
DKK 18637
34.6%
81
Nordfyns
DKK 18649
34.6%
82
Ringsted
DKK 18647
34.6%
83
Samsø
DKK 18633
34.6%
84
Stevns
DKK 18637
34.6%
85
Frederikshavn
DKK 18610
34.7%
86
Haderslev
DKK 18606
34.7%
87
Hjørring
DKK 18598
34.7%
88
ODSHERRED
DKK 18600
34.7%
89
Sorø
DKK 18606
34.7%
90
Ærø
DKK 18623
34.7%
91
Brønderslev
DKK 18580
34.8%
92
Nyborg
DKK 18596
34.8%
93
Svendborg
DKK 18592
34.8%
94
Langeland
DKK 18567
34.9%
95
Lolland
DKK 18549
34.9%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 18559
34.9%
97
Læsø
DKK 18535
35.0%
98
Christiansø
DKK 26292
7.7%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 28500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 28500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 28500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 28500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 28500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 26690
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 26371
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 25881
9.2%
8
France
DKK 25735
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 25365
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 25351
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 24795
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23707
16.8%
13
Hungary
DKK 23227
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22942
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 22379
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 22273
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 21218
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19736
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 19380
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18750
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17933
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16672
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 26032
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 24056
15.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 28500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 28500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 28500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 28088
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 27129
4.8%
5
Thailand
DKK 27072
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 26049
8.6%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25977
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 25383
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 25136
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 25111
11.9%
11
India
DKK 25080
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 23787
16.5%
13
Japan
DKK 23159
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 22572
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22235
22.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26881
5.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 28483
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 26234
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 26164
8.2%
4
Ecuador
DKK 25807
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 25767
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 25508
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 25365
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24937
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 23484
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 22772
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 19156
32.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 28215
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 26041
8.6%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 23819
16.4%
3
Cameroon
DKK 23813
16.4%
4
Kenya
DKK 23784
16.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 23039
19.2%
6
Ghana
DKK 22040
22.7%
7
Zambia
DKK 21929
23.1%
8
Angola
DKK 21647
24.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 20678
27.4%
10
Uganda
DKK 20584
27.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 20256
28.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 28500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 27075
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 27075
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 26220
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 26220
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 25365
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 24752
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 22700
20.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 22507
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 17926
37.1%
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.