Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,992 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,669 kr
Communal tax
- 4,294 kr
Church tax
- 182 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,280 kr
Net pay
* 15,712 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
34.5%
65.5%
Net pay
34.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,712 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,280 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,202 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,992 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.25 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.5% tax rate now rises to 58.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,992 kr a year living in the region of Holstebro, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,280 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,712 kr per year, or 1,309 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.74 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.26 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,363 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 23992
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23992
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23992
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23992
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23992
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22468
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22170
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21787
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21665
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 21353
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21341
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20873
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20575
14.2%
13
Hungary
DKK 19553
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19314
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18839
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18750
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17862
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16614
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16315
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15717
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15093
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14035
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21914
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20732
13.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23992
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23992
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23992
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23695
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22792
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22698
5.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22058
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21868
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 21423
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21158
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21139
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21113
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20829
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20156
16.0%
14
Japan
DKK 19496
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19002
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23113
3.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 24336
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22099
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22085
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21725
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21692
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21473
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 21353
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20993
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19769
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19464
18.9%
11
Argentina
DKK 18365
23.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23752
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22226
7.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 20615
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20274
15.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20242
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19568
18.4%
6
Zambia
DKK 19382
19.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 18845
21.5%
8
Angola
DKK 18323
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17786
25.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 17666
26.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17190
28.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23992
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22792
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22792
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22073
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22073
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 21353
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20837
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19319
19.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 18901
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15300
36.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Holstebro 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.