Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,032 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,453 kr
Communal tax
- 6,994 kr
Church tax
- 266 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 12,848 kr
Net pay
* 27,184 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
27,184 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
12,848 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
26,770 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 40,032 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.69 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.1% tax rate now rises to 49.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 40,032 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 12,848 kr. That means that your net pay will be 27,184 kr per year, or 2,265 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 30.89 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 40032
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 40032
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 40032
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 39911
0.3%
4
Spain
DKK 37490
6.4%
5
Switzerland
DKK 37119
7.3%
6
Germany
DKK 36798
8.1%
7
Italy
DKK 36353
9.2%
8
France
DKK 36149
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 35628
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 35608
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 34828
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 32626
18.5%
13
Sweden
DKK 32235
19.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 32226
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 31435
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 31285
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 29804
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 27722
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 27222
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 26508
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 25190
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 23419
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 36565
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 32107
19.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 40032
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 40032
0.0%
2
Pakistan
DKK 38358
4.2%
3
Thailand
DKK 37819
5.5%
4
Philippines
DKK 36790
8.1%
5
Taiwan
DKK 36489
8.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 35627
11.0%
7
South Korea
DKK 35454
11.4%
8
Malaysia
DKK 35318
11.8%
9
New Zealand
DKK 35272
11.9%
10
India
DKK 35228
12.0%
11
Singapore
DKK 34917
12.8%
12
Vietnam
DKK 32946
17.7%
13
Japan
DKK 32529
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 31705
20.8%
15
China
DKK 30094
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 36849
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 37023
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 36249
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 36194
9.6%
4
Brazil
DKK 35908
10.3%
5
Costa Rica
DKK 35829
10.5%
6
Mexico
DKK 35816
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 35628
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 35028
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 32986
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 31986
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 25972
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 38808
3.1%
1
Morocco
DKK 35519
11.3%
2
Cameroon
DKK 32527
18.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 32283
19.4%
4
Mozambique
DKK 31919
20.3%
5
Kenya
DKK 31786
20.6%
6
Ghana
DKK 30213
24.5%
7
Angola
DKK 30143
24.7%
8
Zambia
DKK 28445
28.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 28105
29.8%
10
Nigeria
DKK 28100
29.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 28080
29.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 38030
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 38030
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 36829
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 36829
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 36029
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 35629
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 34768
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 31490
21.3%
8
Lebanon
DKK 31349
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 24642
38.4%
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.