Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,704 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,748 kr
Communal tax
- 4,442 kr
Church tax
- 188 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,513 kr
Net pay
* 16,191 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
16,191 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,513 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,435 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,704 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.08 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.5% tax rate now rises to 58.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,704 kr a year living in the region of Holstebro, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,513 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,191 kr per year, or 1,349 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 24704
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24704
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24704
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24704
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24704
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 23135
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22833
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 22434
9.2%
8
France
DKK 22308
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 21987
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21974
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21492
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21067
14.7%
13
Hungary
DKK 20134
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19887
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 19399
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 19306
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 18392
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17107
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16799
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 16196
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15541
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14452
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22564
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 21293
13.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 24704
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 24704
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 24704
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 24389
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 23469
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 23396
5.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22714
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 22517
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 22049
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21787
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21767
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21740
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21447
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20730
16.1%
14
Japan
DKK 20074
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19566
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23710
4.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 24991
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22747
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22740
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 22369
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 22335
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 22110
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 21987
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21616
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 20356
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19976
19.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18039
27.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 24457
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22855
7.5%
2
Kenya
DKK 21180
14.3%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20829
15.7%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20809
15.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 20117
18.6%
6
Zambia
DKK 19785
19.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 19350
21.7%
8
Angola
DKK 18848
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 18234
26.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 18126
26.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17674
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24704
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 23469
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 23469
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22728
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22728
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 21987
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 21455
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19853
19.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 19471
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15715
36.4%
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.