Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,503 kr
Communal tax
- 3,656 kr
Church tax
- 139 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,434 kr
Net pay
* 15,066 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.0%
67.0%
Net pay
33.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,066 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,434 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,355 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 22,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.49 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
58.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33% tax rate now rises to 58.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,500 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,434 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,066 kr per year, or 1,256 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% 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 22500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 22500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 22500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 22500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 22500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 21071
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 20779
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 20432
9.2%
8
France
DKK 20317
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20025
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20014
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 19575
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 19542
13.2%
13
Hungary
DKK 18338
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18113
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 17668
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 17584
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16751
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15581
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15300
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14713
34.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14153
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13163
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 20551
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19556
13.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 22500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 22500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 22500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 22240
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 21375
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 21235
5.6%
6
Indonesia
DKK 20683
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 20509
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20095
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 19840
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19825
11.9%
11
India
DKK 19800
12.0%
12
China
DKK 19533
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 18954
15.8%
14
Japan
DKK 18283
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17820
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 21846
2.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 22963
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 20741
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 20711
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 20374
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 20343
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 20138
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20025
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 19688
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 18675
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 18540
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 18391
18.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 22275
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 20885
7.2%
2
Kenya
DKK 19346
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19112
15.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 18983
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18539
17.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18419
18.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 17787
20.9%
8
Angola
DKK 17224
23.5%
9
Senegal
DKK 16881
25.0%
10
Uganda
DKK 16701
25.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16175
28.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 22500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 21375
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 21375
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 20700
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 20700
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20025
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19541
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18200
19.1%
8
Egypt
DKK 17707
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14431
35.9%
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.