Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,240 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,364 kr
Communal tax
- 5,722 kr
Church tax
- 219 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,440 kr
Net pay
* 19,800 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
34.5%
65.5%
Net pay
34.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,800 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,440 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,362 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 30,240 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.06 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.5% tax rate now rises to 55.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 20.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 30,240 kr a year living in the region of Norddjurs, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,440 kr. That means that your net pay will be 19,800 kr per year, or 1,650 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.5% 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 33.17 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.83 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 668 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,342 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 30240
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 30240
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 30240
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 30240
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 30240
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 28320
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 27993
7.4%
7
Italy
DKK 27461
9.2%
8
France
DKK 27307
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 26914
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 26898
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 26309
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 24922
17.6%
13
Hungary
DKK 24646
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 24343
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 23746
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 23633
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 22514
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 20941
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 20563
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 19920
34.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 19028
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 17690
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 27621
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 25307
16.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 30240
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 30240
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 30240
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 29711
1.8%
4
Philippines
DKK 28845
4.6%
5
Thailand
DKK 28705
5.1%
6
Taiwan
DKK 27563
8.9%
7
Indonesia
DKK 27553
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 26903
11.0%
9
Malaysia
DKK 26671
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 26644
11.9%
11
India
DKK 26611
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 25189
16.7%
13
Japan
DKK 24573
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 23950
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22733
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 28267
6.5%
1
Colombia
DKK 30084
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 27836
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 27713
8.4%
4
Ecuador
DKK 27382
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 27340
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 27065
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 26914
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 26460
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 24918
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 24162
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 20094
33.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 29938
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 27501
9.1%
2
Cameroon
DKK 25191
16.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 25188
16.7%
4
Kenya
DKK 24981
17.4%
5
Mozambique
DKK 24379
19.4%
6
Ghana
DKK 23273
23.0%
7
Angola
DKK 22929
24.2%
8
Zambia
DKK 22913
24.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 21799
27.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 21715
28.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 21440
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 30240
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 28728
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 28728
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 27821
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 27821
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 26914
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 26263
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 24005
20.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 23890
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 18939
37.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Norddjurs 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.