Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,656 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,519 kr
Communal tax
- 2,023 kr
Church tax
- 75.04 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,753 kr
Net pay
* 8,903 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.4%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,903 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,753 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,675 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 13,656 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.68 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
67.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 67.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,656 kr a year living in the region of Billund, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,753 kr. That means that your net pay will be 8,903 kr per year, or 742 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 31.4%. 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 31.37 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.63 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 686 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,432 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 13656
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 13656
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 13656
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 13656
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 13656
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 13441
1.6%
6
Spain
DKK 12789
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 12537
8.2%
8
Italy
DKK 12401
9.2%
9
France
DKK 12331
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 12154
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 12147
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 11881
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 11130
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 10993
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 10723
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 10672
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10167
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 9457
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9286
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 8763
35.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 8596
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 7989
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12473
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12395
9.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 13656
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 13656
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 13656
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 13575
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 12973
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 12824
6.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 12533
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 12447
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12196
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 12037
11.9%
10
New Zealand
DKK 12032
11.9%
11
India
DKK 12017
12.0%
12
China
DKK 11855
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 11611
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 11097
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 10816
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 13332
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 12632
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 12570
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 12564
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 12366
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 12347
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12222
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 12154
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 11949
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 11334
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11253
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11184
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 13519
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 12769
6.5%
2
Morocco
DKK 12736
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 11942
12.6%
4
Kenya
DKK 11920
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11522
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11365
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11134
18.5%
8
Ghana
DKK 11096
18.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 11032
19.2%
10
Angola
DKK 10620
22.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10124
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 13656
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 12973
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 12973
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 12564
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 12563
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12154
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 11860
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11409
16.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 10846
20.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 9236
32.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Billund 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.