Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,383 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,601 kr
Communal tax
- 4,166 kr
Church tax
- 111 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,014 kr
Net pay
* 15,369 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,369 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,014 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,935 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,383 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.38 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 58.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,383 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,014 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,369 kr per year, or 1,281 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.4%. 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 32.41 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.59 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 676 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,380 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 23383
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23383
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23383
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23383
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23383
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 21898
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 21602
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21234
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21115
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20811
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20799
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20343
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20153
13.8%
13
Hungary
DKK 19057
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18823
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18361
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18274
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17409
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16193
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15900
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15307
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14709
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13679
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21358
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20252
13.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23383
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23383
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23383
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23101
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22214
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22101
5.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 21497
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21313
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20884
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 20620
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 20603
11.9%
11
India
DKK 20577
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20300
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 19666
15.9%
14
Japan
DKK 19001
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 18519
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 22603
3.3%
1
Colombia
DKK 23776
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 21545
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 21524
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21173
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21141
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 20928
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20811
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20460
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19268
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19026
18.6%
11
Argentina
DKK 18644
20.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23149
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 21678
7.3%
2
Kenya
DKK 20097
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19800
15.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 19728
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19099
18.3%
6
Zambia
DKK 19038
18.6%
7
Ghana
DKK 18413
21.3%
8
Angola
DKK 17874
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17417
25.5%
10
Uganda
DKK 17272
26.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16776
28.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23383
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22214
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22214
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 21512
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 21512
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20811
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20308
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18862
19.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 18414
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14945
36.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Odense 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.