Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,165 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,688 kr
Communal tax
- 4,298 kr
Church tax
- 178 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,300 kr
Net pay
* 15,865 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,865 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,300 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,221 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,165 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.20 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 58.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,165 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,300 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,865 kr per year, or 1,322 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.4% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.56 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.44 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,372 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 24165
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24165
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24165
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24165
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24165
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22630
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22331
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21944
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21821
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 21507
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21495
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21024
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20694
14.4%
13
Hungary
DKK 19694
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19453
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18975
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18885
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17991
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16734
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16432
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15833
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15202
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14137
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22072
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20868
13.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 24165
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 24165
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 24165
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23864
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 22957
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22867
5.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22217
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 22026
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 21575
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21311
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21292
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21265
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20979
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20296
16.0%
14
Japan
DKK 19636
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19139
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23258
3.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 24495
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22256
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22244
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21881
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21848
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21628
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 21507
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21144
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19912
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19588
18.9%
11
Argentina
DKK 18286
24.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23923
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22381
7.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 20762
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20409
15.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20382
15.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19701
18.5%
6
Zambia
DKK 19480
19.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 18968
21.5%
8
Angola
DKK 18451
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 17891
26.0%
10
Uganda
DKK 17778
26.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17307
28.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24165
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22957
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22957
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22232
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22232
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 21507
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20987
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19449
19.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 19039
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15401
36.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Lejre 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.