Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,448 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,163 kr
Communal tax
- 3,299 kr
Church tax
- 125 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,723 kr
Net pay
* 12,725 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
12,725 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,723 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,644 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,448 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.62 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.6% tax rate now rises to 61.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,448 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,723 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,725 kr per year, or 1,060 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 32.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.69 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 3,385 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19448
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19448
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19448
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19448
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19448
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18213
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17935
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17661
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17562
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17439
10.3%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17309
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17299
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16920
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15850
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15656
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15271
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15199
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14479
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13468
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13225
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12660
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12236
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11377
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17764
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17134
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19448
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19448
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19448
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19265
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 18476
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18320
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17871
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17727
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17369
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17146
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17136
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17114
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16884
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16477
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15803
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15403
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18933
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 19521
7.4%
2
Brazil
DKK 17955
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17902
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17610
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17583
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17406
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17309
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17017
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16142
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16025
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15928
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19254
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18137
6.7%
2
Kenya
DKK 16754
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 16706
14.1%
4
Zambia
DKK 16646
14.4%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16409
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16069
17.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 15602
19.8%
8
Senegal
DKK 15031
22.7%
9
Angola
DKK 14965
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 14737
24.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14099
27.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19448
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18476
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18476
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17892
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17892
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17309
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16891
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15911
18.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 15266
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12654
34.9%
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.