Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,400 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,047 kr
Communal tax
- 2,876 kr
Church tax
- 109 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,168 kr
Net pay
* 12,232 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,232 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,168 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,089 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,400 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.92 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.5% tax rate now rises to 62.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,400 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,168 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,232 kr per year, or 1,019 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% 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
United Kingdom
DKK 18400
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 18400
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 18400
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 18400
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 18400
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 17232
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 16958
7.8%
7
Sweden
DKK 16717
9.2%
8
Italy
DKK 16709
9.2%
9
France
DKK 16615
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16376
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16367
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16008
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 14996
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14812
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14448
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14380
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13699
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12742
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12512
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11954
35.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11578
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10764
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 16806
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 16283
11.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18400
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18400
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18400
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 18243
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 17480
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 17324
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 16905
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 16771
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16433
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 16224
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 16212
11.9%
11
India
DKK 16192
12.0%
12
China
DKK 15974
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15600
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 14952
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14573
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 17932
2.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 16996
7.6%
2
Colombia
DKK 17657
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 16937
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16661
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16636
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16468
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16376
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 16100
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 15272
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 15162
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15070
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 18216
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 17160
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15992
13.1%
3
Kenya
DKK 15887
13.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15845
13.9%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15524
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 15228
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14795
19.6%
8
Senegal
DKK 14335
22.1%
9
Angola
DKK 14186
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 14063
23.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13386
27.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18400
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17480
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17480
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 16928
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 16928
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16376
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 15980
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15125
17.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 14427
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 12043
34.6%
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.