Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,614 kr
Communal tax
- 4,143 kr
Church tax
- 174 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,067 kr
Net pay
* 15,433 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,433 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,067 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,988 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.36 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 58.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,500 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,067 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,433 kr per year, or 1,286 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.3% 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 23500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22008
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 21711
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21340
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21221
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20915
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20903
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20445
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20234
13.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 19153
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18917
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18453
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18365
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17496
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16274
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15980
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15386
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14783
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13748
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21465
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20344
13.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23215
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22325
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22215
5.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 21605
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21420
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20988
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 20723
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 20706
11.9%
11
India
DKK 20680
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20402
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 19760
15.9%
14
Japan
DKK 19096
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 18612
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 22701
3.4%
1
Colombia
DKK 23883
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 21651
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 21632
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21279
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21247
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21032
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20915
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20562
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19364
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19110
18.7%
11
Argentina
DKK 18591
20.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23265
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 21784
7.3%
2
Kenya
DKK 20196
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19891
15.4%
4
Cameroon
DKK 19827
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19189
18.3%
6
Zambia
DKK 19104
18.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 18496
21.3%
8
Angola
DKK 17961
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17488
25.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 17348
26.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16855
28.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22325
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22325
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 21620
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 21620
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20915
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20410
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18950
19.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 18507
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15014
36.1%
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.