Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,059 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,008 kr
Communal tax
- 1,150 kr
Church tax
- 34.72 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,329 kr
Net pay
* 5,731 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
36.7%
63.3%
Net pay
36.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,731 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,329 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,250 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 9,059 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 19.04 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
75.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.7% tax rate now rises to 75.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,059 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,329 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,731 kr per year, or 478 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.7% 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 31.67 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.33 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 3,417 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 9059
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 9059
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 9059
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 9059
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 9059
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 9054
0.1%
6
Spain
DKK 8484
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 8252
8.9%
8
Italy
DKK 8226
9.2%
9
France
DKK 8180
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 8063
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 8058
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7881
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 7383
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 7292
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 7113
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 7080
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6744
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 6273
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 6160
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5700
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5670
37.4%
22
Romania
DKK 5300
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 8504
6.1%
1
USA
DKK 8274
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 9059
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 9059
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 9059
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 8983
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 8606
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 8396
7.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 8298
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 8257
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 8091
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7982
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7972
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7955
12.2%
12
China
DKK 7865
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 7702
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 7361
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 7175
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8844
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 8380
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 8339
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 8334
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 8203
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 8190
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 8108
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 8063
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7927
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7519
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7465
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 7419
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8968
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 8515
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 8448
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 8110
10.5%
4
Uganda
DKK 8050
11.1%
5
Kenya
DKK 7915
12.6%
6
Senegal
DKK 7805
13.9%
7
Cameroon
DKK 7643
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 7600
16.1%
9
Ghana
DKK 7512
17.1%
10
Angola
DKK 7114
21.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6874
24.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 9059
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8606
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8606
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 8334
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 8334
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 8063
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7868
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7777
14.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 7540
16.8%
9
Turkey
DKK 7505
17.2%
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.