Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,008 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,782 kr
Communal tax
- 4,134 kr
Church tax
- 157 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,208 kr
Net pay
* 16,800 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,800 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,208 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,130 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 25,008 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.85 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.8% tax rate now rises to 56.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 25,008 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,208 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,800 kr per year, or 1,400 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% 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 25008
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 25008
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 25008
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 25008
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 25008
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 23420
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 23117
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 22710
9.2%
8
France
DKK 22582
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 22257
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 22245
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21757
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21278
14.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 20382
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 20131
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 19637
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 19544
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 18618
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17318
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 17005
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 16400
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15733
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14630
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22842
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 21532
13.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 25008
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 25008
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 25008
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 24686
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 23758
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 23694
5.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22987
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 22795
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 22316
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 22055
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 22035
11.9%
11
India
DKK 22007
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21658
13.4%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20975
16.1%
14
Japan
DKK 20321
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19806
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23964
4.2%
1
Colombia
DKK 25271
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 23023
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 23020
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 22645
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 22610
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 22382
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 22257
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21882
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 20607
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 20194
19.3%
11
Argentina
DKK 17900
28.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 24758
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 23110
7.6%
2
Kenya
DKK 21389
14.5%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 21065
15.8%
4
Cameroon
DKK 21049
15.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 20351
18.6%
6
Zambia
DKK 19956
20.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 19565
21.8%
8
Angola
DKK 19072
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 18430
26.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 18323
26.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17881
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 25008
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 23758
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 23758
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 23007
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 23007
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 22257
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 21719
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 20081
19.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 19714
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15892
36.5%
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.