Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,439 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 383 kr
Communal tax
- 64.23 kr
Church tax
- 2.38 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,585 kr
Net pay
* 1,854 kr
Marginal tax rate
21.9%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,854 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,585 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,507 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 3,439 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 45.09 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
89.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 89.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,439 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,585 kr. That means that your net pay will be 1,854 kr per year, or 154 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% and your marginal tax rate is 21.9%. 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 21.89 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 78.11 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 781 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,906 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 3385
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 3141
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 3405
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 3257
5.3%
2
Zambia
DKK 3233
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 3207
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 3181
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 3133
8.9%
6
Ghana
DKK 3102
9.8%
7
Kenya
DKK 3046
11.4%
8
Mozambique
DKK 2933
14.7%
9
Cameroon
DKK 2902
15.6%
10
Nigeria
DKK 2767
19.6%
11
Angola
DKK 2762
19.7%
12
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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.