Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,993 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,780 kr
Communal tax
- 4,502 kr
Church tax
- 127 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,544 kr
Net pay
* 16,449 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
34.2%
65.8%
Net pay
34.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,449 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,544 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,466 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,993 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.99 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.2% tax rate now rises to 57.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,993 kr a year living in the region of Hvidovre, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,544 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,449 kr per year, or 1,371 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.2% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.46 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.54 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 675 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,377 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 24993
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24993
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24993
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24993
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24993
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 23406
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 23103
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 22696
9.2%
8
France
DKK 22569
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 22244
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 22231
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21744
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21267
14.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 20369
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 20119
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 19625
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 19532
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 18607
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17308
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16995
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 16390
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15723
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14621
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22828
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 21521
13.9%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 24743
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 23097
7.6%
2
Kenya
DKK 21379
14.5%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 21054
15.8%
4
Cameroon
DKK 21037
15.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 20339
18.6%
6
Zambia
DKK 19948
20.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 19554
21.8%
8
Angola
DKK 19061
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 18420
26.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 18313
26.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17871
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24993
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 23743
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 23743
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22994
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22993
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 22244
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 21706
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 20070
19.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 19702
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15883
36.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Hvidovre 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.