Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,338 kr
Communal tax
- 6,797 kr
Church tax
- 259 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 12,530 kr
Net pay
* 26,470 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
32.1%
67.9%
Net pay
32.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
26,470 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
12,530 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
26,451 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 39,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.78 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
50.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.1% tax rate now rises to 50.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 39,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 12,530 kr. That means that your net pay will be 26,470 kr per year, or 2,206 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.1% 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 39000
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 39000
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 39000
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 39000
0.0%
4
Germany
DKK 36984
5.2%
5
Spain
DKK 36524
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 36157
7.3%
7
Italy
DKK 35416
9.2%
8
France
DKK 35217
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 34710
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 34691
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 33930
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 31785
18.5%
13
Sweden
DKK 31461
19.3%
14
Ukraine
DKK 31395
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 30624
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 30479
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 29036
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 27007
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 26520
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 25814
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 24540
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 22815
41.5%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 35622
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 31391
19.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 39000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 39000
0.0%
2
Pakistan
DKK 37455
4.0%
3
Thailand
DKK 36838
5.5%
4
Philippines
DKK 35975
7.8%
5
Taiwan
DKK 35548
8.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 34776
10.8%
7
South Korea
DKK 34553
11.4%
8
Singapore
DKK 34517
11.5%
9
Malaysia
DKK 34405
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 34363
11.9%
11
India
DKK 34320
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 32142
17.6%
13
Japan
DKK 31691
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 30888
20.8%
15
China
DKK 29318
24.8%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
DKK 36652
7.8%
1
Puerto Rico
DKK 35899
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 35314
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 35260
9.6%
4
Brazil
DKK 35068
10.1%
5
Mexico
DKK 34943
10.4%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 34905
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 34710
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 34125
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 32136
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 31161
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 25301
35.1%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 37972
2.6%
1
Morocco
DKK 34749
10.9%
2
Cameroon
DKK 31818
18.4%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 31536
19.1%
4
Mozambique
DKK 31124
20.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 31073
20.3%
6
Ghana
DKK 29482
24.4%
7
Angola
DKK 29384
24.7%
8
Zambia
DKK 27862
28.6%
9
Senegal
DKK 27440
29.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 27409
29.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 27398
29.8%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 37050
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 37050
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 35880
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 35880
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 35100
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 34710
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 33871
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 30690
21.3%
8
Lebanon
DKK 30575
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 24041
38.4%
10
Show more
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.