Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,002 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,115 kr
Communal tax
- 5,045 kr
Church tax
- 191 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,487 kr
Net pay
* 18,515 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.9%
66.1%
Net pay
33.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,515 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,487 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,408 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 28,002 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.36 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.9% tax rate now rises to 55.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,002 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,487 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,515 kr per year, or 1,543 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.9% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25577
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23697
15.4%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 28002
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26602
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26602
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25762
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25762
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 24922
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 24320
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 22327
20.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 22109
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 17636
37.0%
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.