Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,344 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,486 kr
Communal tax
- 5,340 kr
Church tax
- 203 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,165 kr
Net pay
* 21,179 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
32.4%
67.6%
Net pay
32.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21,179 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,165 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,087 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 31,344 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 7.68 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
53.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.4% tax rate now rises to 53.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 20.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,344 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,165 kr. That means that your net pay will be 21,179 kr per year, or 1,765 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.4% 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 30.89 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.11 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 31344
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 31344
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 31344
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 31344
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 31344
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 29354
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 29022
7.4%
7
Italy
DKK 28463
9.2%
8
France
DKK 28304
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 27896
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 27881
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 27269
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 25714
18.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 25545
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 25232
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 24613
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 24496
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 23336
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 21706
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 21314
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 20663
34.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 19723
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 18336
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 28629
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 26074
16.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 31344
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 31344
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 31344
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 30741
1.9%
4
Philippines
DKK 29855
4.8%
5
Thailand
DKK 29741
5.1%
6
Taiwan
DKK 28570
8.9%
7
Indonesia
DKK 28463
9.2%
8
South Korea
DKK 27867
11.1%
9
Malaysia
DKK 27642
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 27617
11.9%
11
India
DKK 27583
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 26078
16.8%
13
Japan
DKK 25470
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 24824
20.8%
15
China
DKK 23563
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
DKK 31100
7.5%
1
Mexico
DKK 28977
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 28852
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 28696
8.5%
4
Ecuador
DKK 28382
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 28339
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 28053
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 27896
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 27426
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 25827
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 25044
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 20690
34.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 31031
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 28428
9.3%
2
Cameroon
DKK 26065
16.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 25988
17.1%
4
Kenya
DKK 25742
17.9%
5
Mozambique
DKK 25229
19.5%
6
Ghana
DKK 24056
23.3%
7
Angola
DKK 23743
24.3%
8
Zambia
DKK 23536
24.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 22510
28.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 22433
28.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 22191
29.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 31344
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 29777
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 29777
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 28836
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 28836
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 27896
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 27222
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 24833
20.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 24756
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 19582
37.5%
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.