Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,669 kr
Communal tax
- 3,942 kr
Church tax
- 150 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,897 kr
Net pay
* 16,103 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
16,103 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,897 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,819 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 24,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.09 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.9% tax rate now rises to 57.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,897 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,103 kr per year, or 1,342 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.9% 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 24000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 24000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 24000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 24000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 24000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 22476
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 22177
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 21794
9.2%
8
France
DKK 21672
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 21360
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 21348
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 20880
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 20580
14.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 19560
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 19320
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 18846
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 18756
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 17868
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 16620
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 16320
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 15722
34.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15098
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14040
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 24000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 24000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 24000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 23703
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 22800
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 22706
5.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22065
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 21876
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 21430
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 21165
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 21146
11.9%
11
India
DKK 21120
12.0%
12
China
DKK 20836
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20163
16.0%
14
Japan
DKK 19502
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19008
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23120
3.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 24343
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 22106
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 22092
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 21732
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 21699
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 21480
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 21360
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21000
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 19776
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 19469
18.9%
11
Argentina
DKK 18361
23.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 23760
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 22233
7.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 20622
14.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 20280
15.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 20249
15.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 19574
18.4%
6
Zambia
DKK 19387
19.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 18851
21.5%
8
Angola
DKK 18329
23.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 17791
25.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 17671
26.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17195
28.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 24000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 22800
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 22800
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 22080
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 22080
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 21360
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 20844
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 19325
19.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 18907
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15305
36.2%
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.