Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,440 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,272 kr
Communal tax
- 1,697 kr
Church tax
- 62.97 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,168 kr
Net pay
* 7,272 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
36.4%
63.6%
Net pay
36.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,272 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,168 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,090 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 11,440 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 15.81 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
71.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.4% tax rate now rises to 71.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,440 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,168 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,272 kr per year, or 606 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.4% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.72 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.28 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,364 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 11440
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 11440
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 11440
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 11440
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 11440
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 11381
0.5%
6
Spain
DKK 10714
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10471
8.5%
8
Italy
DKK 10389
9.2%
9
France
DKK 10330
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10182
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10176
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 9953
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9324
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9209
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 8983
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 8940
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8517
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7922
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 7779
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7272
36.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7200
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6692
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 10541
7.9%
1
USA
DKK 10449
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 11440
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 11440
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 11440
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 11364
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 10868
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 10693
6.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 10491
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 10427
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 10217
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 10080
11.9%
10
India
DKK 10067
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 10065
12.0%
12
China
DKK 9932
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 9727
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 9296
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 9060
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11168
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 10582
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 10530
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 10525
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 10359
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 10343
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10239
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10182
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10010
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9495
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9427
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 9369
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 11326
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 10754
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 10669
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 10109
11.6%
4
Kenya
DKK 9991
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 9652
15.6%
6
Uganda
DKK 9623
15.9%
7
Senegal
DKK 9558
16.5%
8
Mozambique
DKK 9553
16.5%
9
Ghana
DKK 9368
18.1%
10
Angola
DKK 8940
21.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8557
25.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 11440
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 10868
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 10868
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 10525
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 10525
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10182
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 9936
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9658
15.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 9268
19.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 9090
20.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aabenraa 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.