Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,208 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,914 kr
Communal tax
- 2,875 kr
Church tax
- 111 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,036 kr
Net pay
* 11,172 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.1%
64.9%
Net pay
35.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,172 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,036 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,958 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,208 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.60 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.1% tax rate now rises to 64.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,208 kr a year living in the region of Aalborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,036 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,172 kr per year, or 931 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.1% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.58 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.42 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,371 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 17208
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 17208
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 17208
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 17208
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 17208
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 16115
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15895
7.6%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15847
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15627
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15539
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 15315
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 15306
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14971
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 14025
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13852
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13512
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13448
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12811
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11917
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11701
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11153
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10829
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10067
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15718
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15315
11.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 17208
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 17208
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 17208
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 17081
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 16348
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16192
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15807
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15685
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15369
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15175
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15162
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15143
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14939
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14602
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13983
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13629
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16795
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15905
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15840
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15831
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15582
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15558
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15401
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15315
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15057
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14283
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14179
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14093
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 17036
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 16048
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15208
11.6%
3
Kenya
DKK 14901
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14867
13.6%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14519
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14258
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 13865
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13541
21.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 13296
22.7%
10
Angola
DKK 13293
22.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12575
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 17208
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16348
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16348
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15831
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15831
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 15315
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14945
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14213
17.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 13475
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11349
34.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aalborg 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.