Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,400,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 600,631 kr
Communal tax
- 1,206,957 kr
Church tax
- 36,425 kr
Top bracket tax
- 662,325 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,507,474 kr
Net pay
* 2,892,526 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.2%
Average tax rate
46.4%
53.6%
Net pay
46.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 5,400,000 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,507,474 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,892,526 kr per year, or 241,044 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 46.4% and your marginal tax rate is 48.2%. 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 48.16 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.84 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 518 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,592 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 4698000
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4401000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4347000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4150594
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3159000
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3127279
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3067888
43.2%
7
Greece
DKK 3038413
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 2950560
45.4%
9
Norway
DKK 2939456
45.6%
10
Spain
DKK 2920993
45.9%
11
Austria
DKK 2906164
46.2%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 2866947
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 2856404
47.1%
14
Netherlands
DKK 2791337
48.3%
15
Sweden
DKK 2767435
48.8%
16
Germany
DKK 2712967
49.8%
17
Ireland
DKK 2695852
50.1%
18
France
DKK 2524638
53.3%
19
Italy
DKK 2501461
53.7%
20
Finland
DKK 2095620
61.2%
21
Belgium
DKK 2056617
61.9%
22
Portugal
DKK 2006660
62.8%
23
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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.