Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,614 kr
Communal tax
- 3,847 kr
Church tax
- 146 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,743 kr
Net pay
* 15,757 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,757 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,743 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,664 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 23,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.22 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.9% tax rate now rises to 57.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,500 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,743 kr. That means that your net pay will be 15,757 kr per year, or 1,313 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 23500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 23500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 23500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 23500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 23500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22008
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 21711
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21340
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21221
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 20915
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 20903
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20445
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20234
13.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 19153
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 18917
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18453
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18365
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17496
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16274
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 15980
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15386
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 14783
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 13748
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 21465
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 20344
13.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 23500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 23500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 23500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23215
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22325
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22215
5.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 21605
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21420
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 20988
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 20723
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 20706
11.9%
11
India
DKK 20680
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20402
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 19760
15.9%
14
Japan
DKK 19096
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 18612
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 22701
3.4%
1
Colombia
DKK 23883
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 21651
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 21632
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21279
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21247
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21032
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 20915
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 20562
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19364
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19110
18.7%
11
Argentina
DKK 18591
20.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23265
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 21784
7.3%
2
Kenya
DKK 20196
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 19891
15.4%
4
Cameroon
DKK 19827
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19189
18.3%
6
Zambia
DKK 19104
18.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 18496
21.3%
8
Angola
DKK 17961
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17488
25.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 17348
26.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 16855
28.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 23500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22325
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22325
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 21620
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 21620
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 20915
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20410
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 18950
19.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 18507
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15014
36.1%
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.