Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,100 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,902 kr
Communal tax
- 2,628 kr
Church tax
- 99.97 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,766 kr
Net pay
* 11,334 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,334 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,766 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,688 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,100 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.51 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 63.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,100 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,766 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,334 kr per year, or 944 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Christiansø
DKK 15321
10.4%
1
Frederiksberg
DKK 11445
33.1%
2
Rudersdal
DKK 11405
33.3%
3
Tårnby
DKK 11399
33.3%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 11330
33.7%
5
Vejle
DKK 11334
33.7%
6
Gentofte
DKK 11321
33.8%
7
Gladsaxe
DKK 11327
33.8%
8
Glostrup
DKK 11321
33.8%
9
Herlev
DKK 11316
33.8%
10
Københavns
DKK 11299
33.9%
11
Allerød
DKK 11267
34.1%
12
Billund
DKK 11266
34.1%
13
Greve
DKK 11248
34.2%
14
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 11255
34.2%
15
Brøndby
DKK 11243
34.3%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 11230
34.3%
17
Aarhus
DKK 11225
34.4%
18
Dragør
DKK 11208
34.5%
19
Furesø
DKK 11203
34.5%
20
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 11209
34.5%
21
Solrød
DKK 11175
34.6%
22
Køge
DKK 11168
34.7%
23
Fredensborg
DKK 11153
34.8%
24
Herning
DKK 11154
34.8%
25
Ishøj
DKK 11153
34.8%
26
Næstved
DKK 11144
34.8%
27
Helsingør
DKK 11125
34.9%
28
Ikast-Brande
DKK 11134
34.9%
29
Odder
DKK 11136
34.9%
30
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 11136
34.9%
31
Roskilde
DKK 11137
34.9%
32
Slagelse
DKK 11135
34.9%
33
Varde
DKK 11136
34.9%
34
Ballerup
DKK 11117
35.0%
35
Gribskov
DKK 11114
35.0%
36
Holbæk
DKK 11112
35.0%
37
Horsens
DKK 11119
35.0%
38
Hvidovre
DKK 11117
35.0%
39
Odense
DKK 11123
35.0%
40
Vejen
DKK 11112
35.0%
41
Vordingborg
DKK 11117
35.0%
42
Aalborg
DKK 11099
35.1%
43
Albertslund
DKK 11097
35.1%
44
Egedal
DKK 11090
35.1%
45
Fredericia
DKK 11099
35.1%
46
Hedensted
DKK 11099
35.1%
47
Kolding
DKK 11094
35.1%
48
Lejre
DKK 11101
35.1%
49
Rødovre
DKK 11094
35.1%
50
Silkeborg
DKK 11091
35.1%
51
Tønder
DKK 11090
35.1%
52
Vallensbæk
DKK 11097
35.1%
53
Viborg
DKK 11093
35.1%
54
Aabenraa
DKK 11080
35.2%
55
Esbjerg
DKK 11073
35.2%
56
Fanø
DKK 11078
35.2%
57
Halsnæs
DKK 11080
35.2%
58
Hillerød
DKK 11081
35.2%
59
Holstebro
DKK 11077
35.2%
60
Rebild
DKK 11082
35.2%
61
Skive
DKK 11075
35.2%
62
Struer
DKK 11086
35.2%
63
Sønderborg
DKK 11073
35.2%
64
Favrskov
DKK 11068
35.3%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 11056
35.3%
66
Lemvig
DKK 11072
35.3%
67
Middelfart
DKK 11063
35.3%
68
Randers
DKK 11064
35.3%
69
Thisted
DKK 11055
35.3%
70
Faxe
DKK 11043
35.4%
71
Jammerbugt
DKK 11041
35.4%
72
Skanderborg
DKK 11052
35.4%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 11041
35.4%
74
Guldborgsund
DKK 11034
35.5%
75
Mariagerfjord
DKK 11024
35.5%
76
Morsø
DKK 11029
35.5%
77
Nordfyns
DKK 11025
35.5%
78
Ringsted
DKK 11024
35.5%
79
Assens
DKK 11020
35.6%
80
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 11015
35.6%
81
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 11012
35.6%
82
Kerteminde -
DKK 11020
35.6%
83
Norddjurs
DKK 11018
35.6%
84
Samsø
DKK 11016
35.6%
85
Stevns
DKK 11018
35.6%
86
Ærø
DKK 11010
35.6%
87
Frederikshavn
DKK 11004
35.7%
88
Haderslev
DKK 11001
35.7%
89
Hjørring
DKK 10997
35.7%
90
Nyborg
DKK 10996
35.7%
91
ODSHERRED
DKK 10998
35.7%
92
Sorø
DKK 11001
35.7%
93
Svendborg
DKK 10993
35.7%
94
Brønderslev
DKK 10987
35.8%
95
Langeland
DKK 10980
35.8%
96
Lolland
DKK 10970
35.8%
97
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 10975
35.8%
98
Læsø
DKK 10962
35.9%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 17100
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 17100
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 17100
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 17100
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 17100
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 16014
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15820
7.5%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15746
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15529
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15441
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 15219
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 15210
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14877
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13937
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13766
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13428
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13364
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12731
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11842
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11628
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11080
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10761
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10004
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15619
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15227
11.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 17100
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 17100
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 17100
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16975
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 16245
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16089
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15707
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15586
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15272
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15080
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15067
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15048
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14845
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14512
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13895
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13543
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16691
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15806
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15741
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15732
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15484
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15460
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15304
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15219
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14963
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14193
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14090
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14005
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16929
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15947
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15134
11.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 14812
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14778
13.6%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14428
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14170
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13781
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13469
21.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 13227
22.7%
10
Angola
DKK 13213
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12502
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 17100
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16245
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16245
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15732
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15732
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 15219
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14851
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14128
17.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 13393
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11286
34.0%
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.