Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,504 kr
Communal tax
- 5,370 kr
Church tax
- 204 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,213 kr
Net pay
* 21,287 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
21,287 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,213 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,135 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 31,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 7.66 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
53.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.4% tax rate now rises to 53.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 20.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,500 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,213 kr. That means that your net pay will be 21,287 kr per year, or 1,774 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 31500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 31500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 31500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 31500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 31500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 29500
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 29167
7.4%
7
Italy
DKK 28605
9.2%
8
France
DKK 28445
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 28035
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 28019
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 27405
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 25831
18.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 25672
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 25358
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 24735
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 24618
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 23452
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 21814
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 21420
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 20768
34.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 19821
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 18428
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 28772
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 26182
16.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 31500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 31500
0.0%
2
Singapore
DKK 31482
0.1%
3
Pakistan
DKK 30886
2.0%
4
Philippines
DKK 29981
4.8%
5
Thailand
DKK 29888
5.1%
6
Taiwan
DKK 28712
8.9%
7
Indonesia
DKK 28592
9.2%
8
South Korea
DKK 28003
11.1%
9
Malaysia
DKK 27779
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 27755
11.9%
11
India
DKK 27720
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 26204
16.8%
13
Japan
DKK 25596
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 24948
20.8%
15
China
DKK 23680
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
DKK 31243
7.5%
1
Mexico
DKK 29073
7.7%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 28996
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 28835
8.5%
4
Ecuador
DKK 28523
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 28480
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 28193
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 28035
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 27562
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 25956
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 25169
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 20774
34.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 31184
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 28559
9.3%
2
Cameroon
DKK 26188
16.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 26101
17.1%
4
Kenya
DKK 25850
17.9%
5
Mozambique
DKK 25349
19.5%
6
Ghana
DKK 24166
23.3%
7
Angola
DKK 23858
24.3%
8
Zambia
DKK 23624
25.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 22610
28.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 22534
28.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 22297
29.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 31500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 29925
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 29925
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 28980
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 28980
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 28035
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 27358
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 24950
20.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 24877
21.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 19673
37.6%
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.