Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
731,112 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 81,320 kr
Communal tax
- 159,248 kr
Church tax
- 6,144 kr
Top bracket tax
- 17,514 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 265,362 kr
Net pay
* 465,750 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
36.3%
63.7%
Net pay
36.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
465,750 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
265,362 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
279,284 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 731,112 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.82 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.3% tax rate now rises to 37.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 731,112 kr a year living in the region of Aalborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 265,362 kr. That means that your net pay will be 465,750 kr per year, or 38,813 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.3% and your marginal tax rate is 48.8%. 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 48.81 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.19 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 512 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,560 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 636067
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 595856
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 588545
19.5%
3
Switzerland
DKK 565397
22.7%
4
Czech Republic
DKK 555550
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 497802
31.9%
6
France
DKK 496906
32.0%
7
Norway
DKK 478232
34.6%
8
Spain
DKK 470004
35.7%
9
Denmark
DKK 464924
36.4%
10
Ireland
DKK 454785
37.8%
11
Austria
DKK 448357
38.7%
12
Poland
DKK 440124
39.8%
13
Netherlands
DKK 433548
40.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 432535
40.8%
15
Romania
DKK 427701
41.5%
16
Greece
DKK 423835
42.0%
17
Luxembourg
DKK 418675
42.7%
18
Germany
DKK 402783
44.9%
19
Italy
DKK 382720
47.7%
20
Finland
DKK 376536
48.5%
21
Portugal
DKK 344138
52.9%
22
Belgium
DKK 311391
57.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 522578
28.5%
1
Canada
DKK 481336
34.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 629831
13.9%
1
Kazakhstan
DKK 610327
16.5%
2
Singapore
DKK 598630
18.1%
3
Taiwan
DKK 586442
19.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 557910
23.7%
5
China
DKK 551835
24.5%
6
South Korea
DKK 531094
27.4%
7
Indonesia
DKK 520283
28.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 519423
29.0%
9
Australia
DKK 514562
29.6%
10
Japan
DKK 509349
30.3%
11
Pakistan
DKK 506556
30.7%
12
Malaysia
DKK 498697
31.8%
13
Philippines
DKK 497869
31.9%
14
Vietnam
DKK 486725
33.4%
15
India
DKK 410302
43.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 652535
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
DKK 566391
22.5%
2
Chile
DKK 565776
22.6%
3
Uruguay
DKK 538772
26.3%
4
Colombia
DKK 536422
26.6%
5
Panama
DKK 534631
26.9%
6
Brazil
DKK 533990
27.0%
7
Puerto Rico
DKK 525116
28.2%
8
Ecuador
DKK 511888
30.0%
9
Peru
DKK 503040
31.2%
10
Mexico
DKK 502958
31.2%
11
Argentina
DKK 475174
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 533097
27.1%
1
Kenya
DKK 515327
29.5%
2
Nigeria
DKK 498173
31.9%
3
Mozambique
DKK 490711
32.9%
4
Ghana
DKK 490616
32.9%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 490509
32.9%
6
South Africa
DKK 471794
35.5%
7
Morocco
DKK 458871
37.2%
8
Cameroon
DKK 453769
37.9%
9
Zambia
DKK 451679
38.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 446678
38.9%
11
Uganda
DKK 427133
41.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 694556
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 694556
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 672623
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 672623
8.0%
4
Kuwait
DKK 658691
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
DKK 658001
10.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 550269
24.7%
7
Lebanon
DKK 549659
24.8%
8
Israel
DKK 499470
31.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 427149
41.6%
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.