Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,169 kr
Communal tax
- 3,323 kr
Church tax
- 140 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,767 kr
Net pay
* 12,733 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,733 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,767 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,689 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.61 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 61.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,500 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,767 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,733 kr per year, or 1,061 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.48 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.52 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 675 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,376 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18262
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17983
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17708
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17609
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17474
10.4%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17355
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17345
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16965
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15893
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15697
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15312
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15239
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14518
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13504
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13260
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12695
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12268
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11407
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17811
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17177
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19315
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18525
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18370
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17919
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17774
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17416
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17191
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17181
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17160
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16929
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16521
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15845
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15444
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18982
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 19613
7.4%
2
Brazil
DKK 18002
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17950
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17657
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17630
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17452
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17355
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17063
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16185
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16068
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15970
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19305
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18186
6.7%
2
Kenya
DKK 16797
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 16749
14.1%
4
Zambia
DKK 16679
14.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16453
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16109
17.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 15640
19.8%
8
Senegal
DKK 15063
22.8%
9
Angola
DKK 15004
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 14770
24.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14134
27.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18525
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18525
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17940
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17940
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17355
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16936
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15950
18.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 15307
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12684
35.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejen 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.