Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,800 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,535 kr
Communal tax
- 2,188 kr
Church tax
- 81.20 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,940 kr
Net pay
* 8,860 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
35.8%
64.2%
Net pay
35.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,860 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,940 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,862 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 13,800 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.67 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
68.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.8% tax rate now rises to 68.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,800 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,940 kr. That means that your net pay will be 8,860 kr per year, or 738 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.8% 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 13800
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 13800
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 13800
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 13800
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 13800
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 13541
1.9%
6
Spain
DKK 12924
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 12671
8.2%
8
Italy
DKK 12532
9.2%
9
France
DKK 12461
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 12282
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 12275
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 12006
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 11247
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 11109
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 10836
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 10785
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10274
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 9556
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9384
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 8860
35.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 8687
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8073
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12605
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12515
9.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 13800
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 13800
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 13800
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 13718
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 13110
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 12960
6.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 12666
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 12579
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12325
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 12165
11.9%
10
New Zealand
DKK 12159
11.9%
11
India
DKK 12144
12.0%
12
China
DKK 11980
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 11733
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 11214
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 10930
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 13472
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 12765
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 12703
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 12696
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 12496
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 12477
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12351
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 12282
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 12075
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 11454
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11371
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11302
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 13662
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 12870
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 12867
6.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 12061
12.6%
4
Kenya
DKK 12045
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11643
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11482
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11236
18.6%
8
Ghana
DKK 11208
18.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 11124
19.4%
10
Angola
DKK 10729
22.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10226
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 13800
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 13110
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 13110
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 12696
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 12696
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12282
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 11985
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11523
16.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 10949
20.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 9326
32.4%
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.