Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 501 kr
Communal tax
- 252 kr
Church tax
- 9.34 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,897 kr
Net pay
* 2,603 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
42.2%
57.8%
Net pay
42.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,603 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,897 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,819 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 35.15 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
85.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.2% tax rate now rises to 85.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,500 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,897 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,603 kr per year, or 217 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 42.2% 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 32.69 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.31 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 3,366 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4429
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4110
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4424
1.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 4275
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4104
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4102
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4053
9.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 4019
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3965
11.9%
10
India
DKK 3960
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 3953
12.2%
12
China
DKK 3907
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 3826
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 3657
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3564
20.8%
16
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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.