Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
189,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 21,022 kr
Communal tax
- 37,033 kr
Church tax
- 1,118 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 60,309 kr
Net pay
* 128,691 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
31.9%
68.1%
Net pay
31.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 189,000 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 60,309 kr. That means that your net pay will be 128,691 kr per year, or 10,724 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% and your marginal tax rate is 30.6%. 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 30.64 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.36 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 694 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,468 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
DKK 169451
10.3%
1
Ireland
DKK 165812
12.3%
2
Russia
DKK 164430
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
DKK 163791
13.3%
4
France
DKK 160257
15.2%
5
Norway
DKK 154205
18.4%
6
Hungary
DKK 154035
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
DKK 152836
19.1%
8
Ukraine
DKK 152145
19.5%
9
Austria
DKK 151167
20.0%
10
Spain
DKK 149921
20.7%
11
Czech Republic
DKK 148927
21.2%
12
Sweden
DKK 135693
28.2%
13
Italy
DKK 135661
28.2%
14
Greece
DKK 135512
28.3%
15
Germany
DKK 134686
28.7%
16
Poland
DKK 129414
31.5%
17
Denmark
DKK 126743
32.9%
18
Finland
DKK 124555
34.1%
19
Portugal
DKK 120773
36.1%
20
Netherlands
DKK 118934
37.1%
21
Belgium
DKK 110934
41.3%
22
Romania
DKK 110565
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 156505
17.2%
1
Canada
DKK 139978
25.9%
2
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.