Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,920 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,217 kr
Communal tax
- 4,878 kr
Church tax
- 186 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,416 kr
Net pay
* 19,504 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
19,504 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,416 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,338 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 28,920 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.07 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 28,920 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,416 kr. That means that your net pay will be 19,504 kr per year, or 1,625 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 28920
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 28920
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 28920
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 28920
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 28920
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 27084
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 26763
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 26262
9.2%
8
France
DKK 26115
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 25739
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 25724
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 25160
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 24000
17.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 23570
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 23281
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 22709
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 22601
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 21531
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 20027
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 19666
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 19032
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 18197
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16918
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 26415
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 24358
15.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 28920
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 28920
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 28920
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 28480
1.5%
4
Philippines
DKK 27543
4.8%
5
Thailand
DKK 27467
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 26417
8.7%
7
Taiwan
DKK 26360
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 25750
11.0%
9
Malaysia
DKK 25507
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 25481
11.9%
11
India
DKK 25450
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 24126
16.6%
13
Japan
DKK 23500
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 22905
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22305
22.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 27216
5.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 28870
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 26621
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 26538
8.2%
4
Ecuador
DKK 26187
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 26147
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 25883
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 25739
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 25305
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 23830
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 23107
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 19382
33.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 28631
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 26393
8.7%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 24150
16.5%
3
Cameroon
DKK 24146
16.5%
4
Kenya
DKK 24073
16.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 23363
19.2%
6
Ghana
DKK 22338
22.8%
7
Zambia
DKK 22167
23.4%
8
Angola
DKK 21956
24.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 20949
27.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 20857
27.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 20542
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 28920
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 27474
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 27474
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 26606
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 26606
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 25739
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 25117
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 23015
20.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 22843
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 18170
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.