Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,997 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,668 kr
Communal tax
- 2,428 kr
Church tax
- 68.56 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,301 kr
Net pay
* 9,697 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
35.3%
64.7%
Net pay
35.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,697 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,301 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,222 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 14,997 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.82 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
66.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.3% tax rate now rises to 66.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 31.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,997 kr a year living in the region of Ballerup, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,301 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,697 kr per year, or 808 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.46 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.54 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 675 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,377 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Christiansø
DKK 13297
11.3%
1
Frederiksberg
DKK 9975
33.5%
2
Rudersdal
DKK 9940
33.7%
3
Tårnby
DKK 9936
33.8%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 9877
34.1%
5
Vejle
DKK 9880
34.1%
6
Gentofte
DKK 9870
34.2%
7
Gladsaxe
DKK 9875
34.2%
8
Glostrup
DKK 9870
34.2%
9
Herlev
DKK 9865
34.2%
10
Københavns
DKK 9851
34.3%
11
Allerød
DKK 9824
34.5%
12
Billund
DKK 9823
34.5%
13
Brøndby
DKK 9803
34.6%
14
Greve
DKK 9808
34.6%
15
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 9814
34.6%
16
Aarhus
DKK 9788
34.7%
17
Kalundborg
DKK 9793
34.7%
18
Dragør
DKK 9774
34.8%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 9775
34.8%
20
Furesø
DKK 9770
34.9%
21
Solrød
DKK 9746
35.0%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 9727
35.1%
23
Herning
DKK 9728
35.1%
24
Ishøj
DKK 9727
35.1%
25
Køge
DKK 9739
35.1%
26
Ikast-Brande
DKK 9711
35.2%
27
Næstved
DKK 9719
35.2%
28
Odder
DKK 9713
35.2%
29
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 9713
35.2%
30
Roskilde
DKK 9714
35.2%
31
Slagelse
DKK 9712
35.2%
32
Varde
DKK 9713
35.2%
33
Ballerup
DKK 9697
35.3%
34
Helsingør
DKK 9703
35.3%
35
Horsens
DKK 9698
35.3%
36
Hvidovre
DKK 9697
35.3%
37
Odense
DKK 9701
35.3%
38
Vordingborg
DKK 9697
35.3%
39
Aalborg
DKK 9681
35.4%
40
Fredericia
DKK 9681
35.4%
41
Gribskov
DKK 9694
35.4%
42
Hedensted
DKK 9681
35.4%
43
Holbæk
DKK 9693
35.4%
44
Lejre
DKK 9683
35.4%
45
Vejen
DKK 9693
35.4%
46
Albertslund
DKK 9679
35.5%
47
Egedal
DKK 9674
35.5%
48
Hillerød
DKK 9666
35.5%
49
Kolding
DKK 9677
35.5%
50
Rebild
DKK 9667
35.5%
51
Rødovre
DKK 9677
35.5%
52
Silkeborg
DKK 9675
35.5%
53
Struer
DKK 9670
35.5%
54
Tønder
DKK 9674
35.5%
55
Vallensbæk
DKK 9679
35.5%
56
Viborg
DKK 9677
35.5%
57
Aabenraa
DKK 9665
35.6%
58
Esbjerg
DKK 9659
35.6%
59
Fanø
DKK 9663
35.6%
60
Favrskov
DKK 9655
35.6%
61
Halsnæs
DKK 9665
35.6%
62
Holstebro
DKK 9662
35.6%
63
Lemvig
DKK 9658
35.6%
64
Middelfart
DKK 9651
35.6%
65
Randers
DKK 9652
35.6%
66
Skive
DKK 9661
35.6%
67
Sønderborg
DKK 9659
35.6%
68
Frederikssund
DKK 9645
35.7%
69
Skanderborg
DKK 9641
35.7%
70
Thisted
DKK 9644
35.7%
71
Faxe
DKK 9634
35.8%
72
Guldborgsund
DKK 9626
35.8%
73
Jammerbugt
DKK 9632
35.8%
74
Morsø
DKK 9622
35.8%
75
Syddjurs
DKK 9632
35.8%
76
Assens
DKK 9615
35.9%
77
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 9610
35.9%
78
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 9608
35.9%
79
Kerteminde -
DKK 9615
35.9%
80
Mariagerfjord
DKK 9617
35.9%
81
Norddjurs
DKK 9613
35.9%
82
Nordfyns
DKK 9618
35.9%
83
Ringsted
DKK 9617
35.9%
84
Samsø
DKK 9611
35.9%
85
Stevns
DKK 9613
35.9%
86
Ærø
DKK 9606
35.9%
87
Frederikshavn
DKK 9600
36.0%
88
Haderslev
DKK 9598
36.0%
89
Hjørring
DKK 9595
36.0%
90
Nyborg
DKK 9594
36.0%
91
ODSHERRED
DKK 9596
36.0%
92
Sorø
DKK 9598
36.0%
93
Svendborg
DKK 9592
36.0%
94
Brønderslev
DKK 9586
36.1%
95
Langeland
DKK 9580
36.1%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 9577
36.1%
97
Lolland
DKK 9572
36.2%
98
Læsø
DKK 9565
36.2%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 14997
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 14997
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 14997
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 14997
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 14997
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14368
4.2%
6
Spain
DKK 14045
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 13786
8.1%
8
Italy
DKK 13619
9.2%
9
France
DKK 13542
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 13347
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 13340
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 13047
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 12223
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12073
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 11776
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 11720
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11165
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10385
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10198
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 9665
35.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9440
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8773
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13698
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13517
9.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 14997
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 14997
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 14997
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 14909
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14247
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14095
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 13769
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 13670
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 13394
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13230
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13214
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13197
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13020
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 12751
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12186
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11878
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 14641
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 13872
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 13805
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 13797
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 13580
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 13559
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 13422
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 13347
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 13122
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12448
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12358
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12283
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 14847
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13986
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13690
8.7%
3
Kenya
DKK 13073
12.8%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13051
13.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 12653
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12457
16.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 12142
19.0%
8
Senegal
DKK 12068
19.5%
9
Uganda
DKK 11885
20.8%
10
Angola
DKK 11637
22.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11070
26.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 14997
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14247
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14247
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13797
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13797
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13347
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13025
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12468
16.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 11801
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 10061
32.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ballerup 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.