Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
590,400 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 65,669 kr
Communal tax
- 127,361 kr
Church tax
- 4,726 kr
Top bracket tax
- 761 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 199,653 kr
Net pay
* 390,747 kr
Marginal tax rate
38.0%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
390,747 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
199,653 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
213,575 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 590,400 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.62 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 35.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 590,400 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 199,653 kr. That means that your net pay will be 390,747 kr per year, or 32,562 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% and your marginal tax rate is 38.1%. 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 38.05 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.95 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 620 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,098 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 513648
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 481176
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 475272
19.5%
3
Switzerland
DKK 468924
20.6%
4
Czech Republic
DKK 447207
24.3%
5
France
DKK 419056
29.0%
6
United Kingdom
DKK 417948
29.2%
7
Norway
DKK 402060
31.9%
8
Spain
DKK 393175
33.4%
9
Denmark
DKK 390747
33.8%
10
Ireland
DKK 387244
34.4%
11
Austria
DKK 365302
38.1%
12
Netherlands
DKK 362489
38.6%
13
Sweden
DKK 362161
38.7%
14
Poland
DKK 359138
39.2%
15
Luxembourg
DKK 354200
40.0%
16
Romania
DKK 345384
41.5%
17
Greece
DKK 345334
41.5%
18
Germany
DKK 336090
43.1%
19
Finland
DKK 321935
45.5%
20
Italy
DKK 318865
46.0%
21
Portugal
DKK 291931
50.6%
22
Belgium
DKK 258793
56.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 432931
26.7%
1
Canada
DKK 401706
32.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 513040
13.1%
1
Taiwan
DKK 487944
17.4%
2
Kazakhstan
DKK 483686
18.1%
3
Singapore
DKK 477661
19.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 459412
22.2%
5
South Korea
DKK 447648
24.2%
6
China
DKK 428851
27.4%
7
Australia
DKK 428728
27.4%
8
New Zealand
DKK 425315
28.0%
9
Indonesia
DKK 425162
28.0%
10
Japan
DKK 420918
28.7%
11
Pakistan
DKK 415094
29.7%
12
Malaysia
DKK 408326
30.8%
13
Philippines
DKK 405937
31.2%
14
Vietnam
DKK 395263
33.1%
15
India
DKK 334768
43.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 527993
10.6%
1
Chile
DKK 471649
20.1%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 465641
21.1%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 441604
25.2%
4
Panama
DKK 440706
25.4%
5
Colombia
DKK 432549
26.7%
6
Brazil
DKK 431974
26.8%
7
Ecuador
DKK 429069
27.3%
8
Uruguay
DKK 427858
27.5%
9
Peru
DKK 416854
29.4%
10
Mexico
DKK 410088
30.5%
11
Argentina
DKK 383711
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 430729
27.0%
1
Kenya
DKK 416829
29.4%
2
Nigeria
DKK 402461
31.8%
3
Mozambique
DKK 399248
32.4%
4
Ghana
DKK 397535
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 394498
33.2%
6
South Africa
DKK 391104
33.8%
7
Morocco
DKK 373601
36.7%
8
Cameroon
DKK 368096
37.7%
9
Zambia
DKK 365141
38.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 362251
38.6%
11
Uganda
DKK 349742
40.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 560880
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 560880
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 543168
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 543168
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 531360
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 529939
10.2%
6
Egypt
DKK 444735
24.7%
7
Lebanon
DKK 444125
24.8%
8
Israel
DKK 418983
29.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 345197
41.5%
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.