Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,841 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,208 kr
Communal tax
- 4,863 kr
Church tax
- 185 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,392 kr
Net pay
* 19,449 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
32.6%
67.4%
Net pay
32.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
19,449 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,392 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,314 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 28,841 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.08 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
54.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.6% tax rate now rises to 54.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,841 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,392 kr. That means that your net pay will be 19,449 kr per year, or 1,621 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.6% 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 28841
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 28841
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 28841
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 28841
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 28841
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 27010
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 26689
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 26190
9.2%
8
France
DKK 26043
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 25668
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 25654
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 25092
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23945
17.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 23505
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 23217
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 22647
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 22539
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 21472
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19972
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 19612
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18979
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 18147
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16872
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 26343
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 24301
15.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 28841
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 28841
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 28841
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 28406
1.5%
4
Philippines
DKK 27465
4.8%
5
Thailand
DKK 27392
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 26348
8.6%
7
Taiwan
DKK 26288
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 25681
11.0%
9
Malaysia
DKK 25437
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 25412
11.9%
11
India
DKK 25380
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 24062
16.6%
13
Japan
DKK 23436
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 22842
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22292
22.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 27153
5.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 28797
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 26548
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 26467
8.2%
4
Ecuador
DKK 26116
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 26076
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 25813
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 25668
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 25236
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 23765
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 23044
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 19340
32.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 28553
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 26327
8.7%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 24088
16.5%
3
Cameroon
DKK 24083
16.5%
4
Kenya
DKK 24018
16.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 23302
19.2%
6
Ghana
DKK 22282
22.7%
7
Zambia
DKK 22122
23.3%
8
Angola
DKK 21898
24.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 20898
27.5%
10
Uganda
DKK 20806
27.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 20488
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 28841
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 27399
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 27399
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 26534
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 26534
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 25668
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 25048
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 22956
20.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 22780
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 18124
37.2%
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.