Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,113 kr
Communal tax
- 3,207 kr
Church tax
- 121 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,578 kr
Net pay
* 12,422 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
34.6%
65.4%
Net pay
34.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,422 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,578 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,500 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.79 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.6% tax rate now rises to 62.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,000 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,578 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,422 kr per year, or 1,035 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.6% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 17794
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17517
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17254
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17157
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17130
9.8%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16910
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16901
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16530
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15485
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15295
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14920
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14849
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14146
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13157
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12920
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12358
35.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11954
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11115
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17354
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 16771
11.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 18828
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 18050
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 17895
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17458
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17318
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16969
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 16752
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 16741
11.9%
11
India
DKK 16720
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16495
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16102
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15439
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15048
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18505
2.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 18724
7.5%
2
Brazil
DKK 17545
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17490
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17204
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17178
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17005
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16910
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 16625
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 15770
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 15656
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15561
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18050
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18050
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17480
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17480
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16910
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16502
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15575
18.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 14907
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12393
34.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Varde 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.