Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,160 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,575 kr
Communal tax
- 2,168 kr
Church tax
- 65.42 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,944 kr
Net pay
* 9,216 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,216 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,944 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,866 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 14,160 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.32 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
67.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 67.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,160 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,944 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,216 kr per year, or 768 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% and your marginal tax rate is 31.7%. 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 31.68 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.32 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 683 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,416 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 14160
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 14160
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 14160
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 14160
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 14160
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 13789
2.6%
6
Spain
DKK 13261
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 13006
8.2%
8
Italy
DKK 12859
9.2%
9
France
DKK 12787
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 12602
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 12595
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 12319
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 11540
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 11399
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 11119
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 11066
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10542
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 9806
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9629
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 9102
35.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 8913
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8284
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12934
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12816
9.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 14160
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 14160
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 14160
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 14076
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 13452
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 13301
6.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 12998
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 12907
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12646
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 12486
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 12476
11.9%
11
India
DKK 12461
12.0%
12
China
DKK 12293
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 12040
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 11506
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11215
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 13824
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 13098
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 13034
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 13027
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 12822
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 12802
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12673
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 12602
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 12390
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 11753
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11668
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11597
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 14018
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13206
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13115
7.4%
3
Kenya
DKK 12358
12.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 12358
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11947
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11775
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11492
18.8%
8
Ghana
DKK 11489
18.9%
9
Uganda
DKK 11353
19.8%
10
Angola
DKK 11002
22.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10481
26.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 14160
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 13452
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 13452
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13027
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13027
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12602
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 12298
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11807
16.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 11205
20.9%
9
Turkey
DKK 9548
32.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aarhus 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.