Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
157,820 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 17,554 kr
Communal tax
- 29,416 kr
Church tax
- 1,119 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 49,224 kr
Net pay
* 108,596 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
31.2%
68.8%
Net pay
31.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
108,596 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
49,224 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
63,146 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 157,820 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.2% tax rate now rises to 36.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 157,820 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 49,224 kr. That means that your net pay will be 108,596 kr per year, or 9,050 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 31.2% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 30.88 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.12 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 691 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,456 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
DKK 145282
7.9%
1
Switzerland
DKK 144518
8.4%
2
United Kingdom
DKK 142979
9.4%
3
Russia
DKK 137303
13.0%
4
France
DKK 135278
14.3%
5
Norway
DKK 133321
15.5%
6
Luxembourg
DKK 130648
17.2%
7
Austria
DKK 129911
17.7%
8
Hungary
DKK 128623
18.5%
9
Spain
DKK 128289
18.7%
10
Ukraine
DKK 127045
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
DKK 125853
20.3%
12
Italy
DKK 118297
25.0%
13
Germany
DKK 117063
25.8%
14
Greece
DKK 115261
27.0%
15
Sweden
DKK 114794
27.3%
16
Poland
DKK 109504
30.6%
17
Denmark
DKK 105755
33.0%
18
Finland
DKK 105276
33.3%
19
Portugal
DKK 103866
34.2%
20
Netherlands
DKK 99315
37.1%
21
Belgium
DKK 98193
37.8%
22
Romania
DKK 92325
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 133182
15.6%
1
Canada
DKK 117256
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 149312
5.4%
1
Taiwan
DKK 142174
9.9%
2
Thailand
DKK 141771
10.2%
3
Australia
DKK 140560
10.9%
4
South Korea
DKK 133641
15.3%
5
New Zealand
DKK 132098
16.3%
6
Pakistan
DKK 130284
17.5%
7
Indonesia
DKK 128546
18.6%
8
Malaysia
DKK 127252
19.4%
9
Kazakhstan
DKK 126001
20.2%
10
Japan
DKK 125878
20.2%
11
Singapore
DKK 125191
20.7%
12
Philippines
DKK 121696
22.9%
13
Vietnam
DKK 116736
26.0%
14
China
DKK 111127
29.6%
15
India
DKK 105861
32.9%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 128338
18.7%
1
Mozambique
DKK 117493
25.6%
2
Angola
DKK 116027
26.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 114023
27.8%
4
Morocco
DKK 111463
29.4%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 111464
29.4%
6
Ghana
DKK 111384
29.4%
7
Nigeria
DKK 108220
31.4%
8
Cameroon
DKK 104720
33.7%
9
Uganda
DKK 104642
33.7%
10
Senegal
DKK 102581
35.0%
11
Zambia
DKK 99104
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 149929
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 149929
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 145194
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 145194
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 142038
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 140460
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 135515
14.1%
7
Egypt
DKK 120300
23.8%
8
Lebanon
DKK 119690
24.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 92167
41.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejle 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.