Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,437 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 827 kr
Communal tax
- 863 kr
Church tax
- 32.04 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,858 kr
Net pay
* 4,579 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
38.4%
61.6%
Net pay
38.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,579 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,858 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,780 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 7,437 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 22.56 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
78.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.4% tax rate now rises to 78.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 40.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,437 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,858 kr. That means that your net pay will be 4,579 kr per year, or 382 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.4% 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 32.73 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.27 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 7437
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 7437
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 7437
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 7437
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 7437
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 7437
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 6965
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 6753
9.2%
8
Switzerland
DKK 6736
9.4%
9
France
DKK 6716
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 6619
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 6615
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 6470
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6061
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 5987
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 5840
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 5812
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 5537
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5150
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5057
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 4678
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 4579
38.4%
22
Romania
DKK 4351
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7073
4.9%
1
USA
DKK 6793
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 7260
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 6879
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 6846
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 6842
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 6734
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 6724
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 6656
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 6619
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 6507
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 6173
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 6128
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6091
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 7363
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 6991
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 6936
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 6825
8.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 6720
9.6%
5
Senegal
DKK 6502
12.6%
6
Kenya
DKK 6494
12.7%
7
Cameroon
DKK 6275
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 6270
15.7%
9
Ghana
DKK 6248
16.0%
10
Angola
DKK 5869
21.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 5721
23.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 7437
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 7065
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 7065
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 6842
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 6842
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 6619
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 6461
13.1%
7
Israel
DKK 6459
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 6311
15.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 6220
16.4%
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.