Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,856 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,765 kr
Communal tax
- 4,578 kr
Church tax
- 172 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,651 kr
Net pay
* 16,205 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,205 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,651 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,572 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,856 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
58.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 58.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,856 kr a year living in the region of Kerteminde -, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,651 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,205 kr per year, or 1,350 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 24856
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24856
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24856
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24856
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24856
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 23278
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22975
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 22572
9.2%
8
France
DKK 22445
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 22122
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 22109
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21625
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21173
14.8%
13
Hungary
DKK 20258
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 20009
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 19518
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 19425
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 18505
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17213
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16902
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 16298
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15637
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14541
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22703
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 21413
13.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 24856
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 24856
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 24856
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 24537
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 23613
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 23545
5.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22854
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 22656
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 22182
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21921
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21901
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21873
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21579
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20852
16.1%
14
Japan
DKK 20198
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19686
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23837
4.1%
1
Colombia
DKK 25131
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22885
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22880
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 22507
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 22473
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 22246
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 22122
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21749
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 20481
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 20085
19.2%
11
Argentina
DKK 17969
27.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 24607
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22982
7.5%
2
Kenya
DKK 21285
14.4%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20947
15.7%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20929
15.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 20234
18.6%
6
Zambia
DKK 19871
20.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 19457
21.7%
8
Angola
DKK 18960
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 18332
26.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 18224
26.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17777
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24856
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 23613
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 23613
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22867
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22867
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 22122
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 21587
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19967
19.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 19592
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15803
36.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kerteminde - 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.