Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,337 kr
Communal tax
- 5,453 kr
Church tax
- 206 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,132 kr
Net pay
* 19,868 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,868 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,132 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,054 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 30,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.02 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
54.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 54.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 30,000 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,132 kr. That means that your net pay will be 19,868 kr per year, or 1,656 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.32 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.68 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,384 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 30000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 30000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 30000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 30000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 30000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 28095
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 27769
7.4%
7
Italy
DKK 27243
9.2%
8
France
DKK 27090
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 26700
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 26685
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 26100
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 24755
17.5%
13
Hungary
DKK 24450
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 24150
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 23557
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 23445
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 22335
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 20775
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 20400
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 19759
34.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 18877
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 17550
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 27402
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 25136
16.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 30000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 30000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 30000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 29487
1.7%
4
Philippines
DKK 28608
4.6%
5
Thailand
DKK 28480
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 27355
8.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 27345
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 26693
11.0%
9
Malaysia
DKK 26460
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 26433
11.9%
11
India
DKK 26400
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 24996
16.7%
13
Japan
DKK 24378
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 23760
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22553
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 28076
6.4%
1
Colombia
DKK 29863
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 27615
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 27499
8.3%
4
Ecuador
DKK 27165
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 27123
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 26850
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 26700
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 26250
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 24720
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 23970
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 19965
33.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 29700
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 27300
9.0%
2
Cameroon
DKK 25001
16.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 25002
16.7%
4
Kenya
DKK 24816
17.3%
5
Mozambique
DKK 24194
19.4%
6
Ghana
DKK 23103
23.0%
7
Zambia
DKK 22777
24.1%
8
Angola
DKK 22753
24.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 21644
27.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 21559
28.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 21276
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 30000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 28500
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 28500
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 27600
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 27600
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 26700
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 26055
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 23825
20.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 23700
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 18799
37.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Odder 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.