Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,114 kr
Communal tax
- 5,065 kr
Church tax
- 213 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,528 kr
Net pay
* 18,472 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
34.0%
66.0%
Net pay
34.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,472 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,528 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,450 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 28,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.37 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34% tax rate now rises to 55.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,528 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,472 kr per year, or 1,539 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.0% 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 32.49 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.51 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 28000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 28000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 28000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 28000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 28000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 26222
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 25905
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 25427
9.2%
8
France
DKK 25284
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 24920
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 24906
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 24360
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23358
16.6%
13
Hungary
DKK 22820
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22540
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 21987
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 21882
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 20846
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19390
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 19040
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18413
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17618
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16380
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25575
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23696
15.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 28000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 28000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 28000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 27603
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 26636
4.9%
5
Thailand
DKK 26600
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 25611
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25522
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 24944
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 24695
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 24671
11.9%
11
India
DKK 24640
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 23385
16.5%
13
Japan
DKK 22752
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 22176
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22153
20.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26470
5.5%
1
Colombia
DKK 28023
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 25774
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 25718
8.2%
4
Ecuador
DKK 25354
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 25315
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 25060
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 24920
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24500
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 23072
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 22372
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18886
32.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 27720
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 25621
8.5%
2
Kenya
DKK 23441
16.3%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 23425
16.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 23418
16.4%
5
Mozambique
DKK 22654
19.1%
6
Ghana
DKK 21686
22.6%
7
Zambia
DKK 21647
22.7%
8
Angola
DKK 21278
24.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 20356
27.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 20259
27.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 19916
28.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 28000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26600
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26600
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25760
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25760
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 24920
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 24318
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 22325
20.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 22107
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 17634
37.0%
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.