Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,512 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,170 kr
Communal tax
- 3,325 kr
Church tax
- 140 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,771 kr
Net pay
* 12,741 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
12,741 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,771 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,693 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,512 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 19,512 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,771 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,741 kr per year, or 1,062 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 19512
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19512
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19512
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19512
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19512
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18273
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17994
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17719
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17619
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17483
10.4%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17366
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17356
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16975
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15902
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15707
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15322
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15249
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14527
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13512
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13268
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12703
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12276
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11415
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17822
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17186
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19512
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19512
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19512
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19327
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18536
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18381
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17930
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17785
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17426
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17202
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17192
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17171
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16939
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16531
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15855
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15454
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18994
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 19635
7.4%
2
Brazil
DKK 18013
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17961
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17668
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17641
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17463
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17366
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17073
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16195
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16078
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15980
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19317
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18197
6.7%
2
Kenya
DKK 16807
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 16758
14.1%
4
Zambia
DKK 16686
14.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16463
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16119
17.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 15649
19.8%
8
Senegal
DKK 15070
22.8%
9
Angola
DKK 15012
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 14778
24.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14142
27.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19512
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18536
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18536
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17951
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17951
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17366
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16946
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15959
18.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 15317
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12691
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.