Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,879 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 543 kr
Communal tax
- 330 kr
Church tax
- 12.26 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,021 kr
Net pay
* 2,858 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
41.4%
58.6%
Net pay
41.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,858 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,021 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,943 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,879 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 32.68 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
84.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.4% tax rate now rises to 84.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,879 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,021 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,858 kr per year, or 238 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 41.4% 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 4879
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 4879
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 4879
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 4879
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 4879
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 4879
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 4569
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4431
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4406
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4355
10.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4342
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4340
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4245
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 3976
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 3928
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3831
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3813
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3632
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3379
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3318
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3068
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 2858
41.4%
22
Romania
DKK 2854
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4802
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4456
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4879
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4879
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4879
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4803
1.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 4635
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4450
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4447
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4414
9.5%
8
South Korea
DKK 4358
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4299
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4294
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4275
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4236
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4148
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 3965
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3864
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4763
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4513
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4491
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4489
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4418
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4411
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4367
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4342
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4269
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4050
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4020
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 3996
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4830
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4616
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 4586
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 4550
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 4513
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 4447
8.9%
6
Ghana
DKK 4253
12.8%
7
Kenya
DKK 4253
12.8%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4165
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4117
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3883
20.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3857
21.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4879
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4635
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4635
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4489
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4489
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4342
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4312
11.6%
7
Egypt
DKK 4267
12.5%
8
Israel
DKK 4237
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4110
15.8%
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.