Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,848 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,543 kr
Communal tax
- 7,699 kr
Church tax
- 312 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 13,690 kr
Net pay
* 27,158 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
27,158 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
13,690 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27,612 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 40,848 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
50.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.5% tax rate now rises to 50.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 40,848 kr a year living in the region of Vordingborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 13,690 kr. That means that your net pay will be 27,158 kr per year, or 2,263 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.45 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.55 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 676 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,378 kr of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 28050
31.3%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 27940
31.6%
2
Tårnby
DKK 27925
31.6%
3
Gladsaxe
DKK 27729
32.1%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 27739
32.1%
5
Vejle
DKK 27748
32.1%
6
Gentofte
DKK 27714
32.2%
7
Glostrup
DKK 27714
32.2%
8
Herlev
DKK 27699
32.2%
9
Københavns
DKK 27653
32.3%
10
Allerød
DKK 27567
32.5%
11
Billund
DKK 27564
32.5%
12
Greve
DKK 27516
32.6%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 27534
32.6%
14
Brøndby
DKK 27500
32.7%
15
Aarhus
DKK 27451
32.8%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 27467
32.8%
17
Dragør
DKK 27406
32.9%
18
Furesø
DKK 27393
32.9%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 27409
32.9%
20
Solrød
DKK 27317
33.1%
21
Køge
DKK 27296
33.2%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 27256
33.3%
23
Herning
DKK 27259
33.3%
24
Ishøj
DKK 27256
33.3%
25
Næstved
DKK 27231
33.3%
26
Ikast-Brande
DKK 27204
33.4%
27
Odder
DKK 27210
33.4%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 27210
33.4%
29
Roskilde
DKK 27213
33.4%
30
Slagelse
DKK 27207
33.4%
31
Varde
DKK 27210
33.4%
32
Ballerup
DKK 27158
33.5%
33
Gribskov
DKK 27149
33.5%
34
Helsingør
DKK 27179
33.5%
35
Holbæk
DKK 27146
33.5%
36
Horsens
DKK 27164
33.5%
37
Hvidovre
DKK 27158
33.5%
38
Odense
DKK 27173
33.5%
39
Vejen
DKK 27146
33.5%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 27158
33.5%
41
Aalborg
DKK 27109
33.6%
42
Albertslund
DKK 27103
33.6%
43
Fredericia
DKK 27109
33.6%
44
Hedensted
DKK 27109
33.6%
45
Lejre
DKK 27115
33.6%
46
Vallensbæk
DKK 27103
33.6%
47
Egedal
DKK 27085
33.7%
48
Kolding
DKK 27097
33.7%
49
Rebild
DKK 27063
33.7%
50
Rødovre
DKK 27097
33.7%
51
Silkeborg
DKK 27088
33.7%
52
Struer
DKK 27073
33.7%
53
Tønder
DKK 27085
33.7%
54
Viborg
DKK 27094
33.7%
55
Aabenraa
DKK 27057
33.8%
56
Esbjerg
DKK 27039
33.8%
57
Fanø
DKK 27051
33.8%
58
Favrskov
DKK 27024
33.8%
59
Halsnæs
DKK 27057
33.8%
60
Hillerød
DKK 27060
33.8%
61
Holstebro
DKK 27048
33.8%
62
Lemvig
DKK 27036
33.8%
63
Skive
DKK 27045
33.8%
64
Sønderborg
DKK 27039
33.8%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 26993
33.9%
66
Middelfart
DKK 27011
33.9%
67
Randers
DKK 27014
33.9%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 26981
33.9%
69
Thisted
DKK 26990
33.9%
70
Faxe
DKK 26956
34.0%
71
Jammerbugt
DKK 26950
34.0%
72
Syddjurs
DKK 26950
34.0%
73
Guldborgsund
DKK 26932
34.1%
74
Mariagerfjord
DKK 26904
34.1%
75
Morsø
DKK 26920
34.1%
76
Nordfyns
DKK 26908
34.1%
77
Ringsted
DKK 26904
34.1%
78
Assens
DKK 26895
34.2%
79
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 26880
34.2%
80
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 26874
34.2%
81
Kerteminde -
DKK 26895
34.2%
82
Norddjurs
DKK 26889
34.2%
83
Samsø
DKK 26883
34.2%
84
Stevns
DKK 26889
34.2%
85
Ærø
DKK 26868
34.2%
86
Frederikshavn
DKK 26849
34.3%
87
Haderslev
DKK 26843
34.3%
88
Hjørring
DKK 26831
34.3%
89
Nyborg
DKK 26828
34.3%
90
ODSHERRED
DKK 26834
34.3%
91
Sorø
DKK 26843
34.3%
92
Svendborg
DKK 26822
34.3%
93
Brønderslev
DKK 26804
34.4%
94
Langeland
DKK 26785
34.4%
95
Lolland
DKK 26758
34.5%
96
Læsø
DKK 26736
34.5%
97
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 26773
34.5%
98
Christiansø
DKK 38175
6.5%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 40848
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 40848
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 40848
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 40612
0.6%
4
Spain
DKK 38254
6.4%
5
Switzerland
DKK 37879
7.3%
6
Italy
DKK 37094
9.2%
7
France
DKK 36886
9.7%
8
Germany
DKK 36651
10.3%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 36355
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 36334
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 35538
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 33291
18.5%
13
Ukraine
DKK 32883
19.5%
14
Sweden
DKK 32850
19.6%
15
Poland
DKK 32075
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 31923
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 30411
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 28287
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 27777
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 27057
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 25704
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 23896
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 37310
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 32674
20.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 40848
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 40848
0.0%
2
Pakistan
DKK 39072
4.4%
3
Thailand
DKK 38594
5.5%
4
Philippines
DKK 37434
8.4%
5
Taiwan
DKK 37233
8.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 36299
11.1%
7
South Korea
DKK 36167
11.5%
8
Malaysia
DKK 36039
11.8%
9
New Zealand
DKK 35991
11.9%
10
India
DKK 35715
12.6%
11
Singapore
DKK 35234
13.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 33567
17.8%
13
Japan
DKK 33193
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 32352
20.8%
15
China
DKK 30707
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 37601
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 37580
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 36988
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 36931
9.6%
4
Brazil
DKK 36572
10.5%
5
Costa Rica
DKK 36559
10.5%
6
Mexico
DKK 36479
10.7%
7
Panama
DKK 36355
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 35742
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 33659
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 32638
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 26502
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 38806
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 38806
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 37580
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 37580
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 36763
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 36355
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 35476
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 32122
21.4%
8
Lebanon
DKK 31961
21.8%
9
Turkey
DKK 25117
38.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vordingborg 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.