Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,501 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,614 kr
Communal tax
- 4,274 kr
Church tax
- 181 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,205 kr
Net pay
* 15,296 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,296 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,205 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,127 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,501 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.42 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 59.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,501 kr a year living in the region of Stevns, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,205 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,296 kr per year, or 1,275 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 23501
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23501
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23501
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23501
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23501
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22009
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 21712
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21341
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21221
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20916
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20904
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20446
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20235
13.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 19153
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18918
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18454
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18366
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17497
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16274
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15981
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15386
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14783
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13748
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21466
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20345
13.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23501
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23501
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23501
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23216
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22326
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22216
5.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 21606
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21421
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20989
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 20724
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 20707
11.9%
11
India
DKK 20681
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20402
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 19761
15.9%
14
Japan
DKK 19097
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 18613
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 22702
3.4%
1
Colombia
DKK 23884
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 21652
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 21633
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21280
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21248
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21033
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20916
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20563
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19365
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19111
18.7%
11
Argentina
DKK 18590
20.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23266
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 21784
7.3%
2
Kenya
DKK 20197
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19891
15.4%
4
Cameroon
DKK 19828
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19190
18.3%
6
Zambia
DKK 19105
18.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 18497
21.3%
8
Angola
DKK 17961
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17488
25.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 17348
26.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16856
28.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23501
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22326
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22326
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 21621
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 21621
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20916
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20411
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18951
19.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 18508
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15014
36.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Stevns 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.