Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,001 kr
Communal tax
- 1,139 kr
Church tax
- 34.36 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,310 kr
Net pay
* 5,690 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
36.8%
63.2%
Net pay
36.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,690 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,310 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,231 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 9,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 19.15 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
75.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.8% tax rate now rises to 75.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,000 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,310 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,690 kr per year, or 474 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.8% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 8452
6.1%
1
USA
DKK 8221
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8786
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 8325
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 8284
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 8280
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 8149
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 8137
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 8055
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 8010
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7875
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7470
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7416
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 7371
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 9000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8550
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8550
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 8280
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 8280
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 8010
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7817
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7731
14.1%
8
Egypt
DKK 7496
16.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 7458
17.1%
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.