Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,898 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 878 kr
Communal tax
- 978 kr
Church tax
- 36.72 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,029 kr
Net pay
* 4,869 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
38.4%
61.6%
Net pay
38.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,869 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,029 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,951 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 7,898 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 21.46 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
77.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.4% tax rate now rises to 77.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 39.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,898 kr a year living in the region of Assens, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,029 kr. That means that your net pay will be 4,869 kr per year, or 406 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.4% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.16 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.84 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 668 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,342 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 7898
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 7898
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 7898
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 7898
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 7898
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 7898
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 7396
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 7172
9.2%
8
Switzerland
DKK 7170
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7132
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7029
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7025
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 6871
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6437
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6358
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6202
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6172
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 5880
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5469
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5371
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 4968
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 4889
38.1%
22
Romania
DKK 4620
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7480
5.3%
1
USA
DKK 7214
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 7898
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 7898
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 7898
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 7822
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 7503
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7288
7.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7229
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7199
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7054
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 6959
11.9%
10
India
DKK 6950
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 6932
12.2%
12
China
DKK 6857
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 6715
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6418
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6255
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 7819
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 7424
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 7366
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 7192
8.9%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 7115
9.9%
5
Kenya
DKK 6898
12.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 6872
13.0%
7
Cameroon
DKK 6664
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 6648
15.8%
9
Ghana
DKK 6607
16.4%
10
Angola
DKK 6223
21.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6052
23.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 7898
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 7503
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 7503
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7266
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7266
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7029
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 6859
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 6848
13.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 6664
15.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 6585
16.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Assens 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.