Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,880 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,099 kr
Communal tax
- 1,399 kr
Church tax
- 52.53 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,686 kr
Net pay
* 6,194 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
37.3%
62.7%
Net pay
37.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,194 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,686 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,608 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 9,880 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 17.82 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
74.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.3% tax rate now rises to 74.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 36.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,880 kr a year living in the region of Assens, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,686 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,194 kr per year, or 516 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.3% 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 9880
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 9880
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 9880
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 9880
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 9880
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 9856
0.2%
6
Spain
DKK 9253
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 9017
8.7%
8
Italy
DKK 8972
9.2%
9
France
DKK 8922
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 8793
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 8788
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 8596
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 8052
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 7953
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 7758
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 7721
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 7356
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 6842
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 6718
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 6222
37.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 6217
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 5780
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 9228
6.6%
1
USA
DKK 9024
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 9880
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 9880
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 9880
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 9804
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 9386
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 9188
7.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 9054
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 9006
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 8824
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 8705
11.9%
10
India
DKK 8694
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 8678
12.2%
12
China
DKK 8577
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 8400
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 8028
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 7825
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 9645
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 9139
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 9095
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 9090
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 8946
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 8933
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 8843
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 8793
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 8645
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 8200
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 8141
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 8092
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 9781
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 9287
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 9214
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 8814
10.8%
4
Kenya
DKK 8633
12.6%
5
Uganda
DKK 8615
12.8%
6
Senegal
DKK 8449
14.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 8336
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 8273
16.3%
9
Ghana
DKK 8152
17.5%
10
Angola
DKK 7745
21.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 7454
24.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 9880
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 9386
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 9386
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 9090
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 9090
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 8793
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 8581
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 8426
14.7%
8
Turkey
DKK 8156
17.5%
9
Egypt
DKK 8146
17.6%
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.