Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,944 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,551 kr
Communal tax
- 2,080 kr
Church tax
- 77.12 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,844 kr
Net pay
* 9,100 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.4%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,100 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,844 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,765 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 13,944 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.46 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
67.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 67.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,944 kr a year living in the region of Billund, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,844 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,100 kr per year, or 758 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% 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 31.36 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.64 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 13944
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 13944
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 13944
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 13944
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 13944
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 13640
2.2%
6
Spain
DKK 13059
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 12805
8.2%
8
Italy
DKK 12663
9.2%
9
France
DKK 12591
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 12410
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 12403
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 12131
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 11364
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 11225
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 10949
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 10897
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10381
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 9656
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9482
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 8957
35.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 8777
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8157
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12736
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12636
9.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 13944
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 13944
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 13944
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 13861
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 13247
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 13097
6.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 12799
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 12710
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12454
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 12293
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 12286
11.9%
11
India
DKK 12271
12.0%
12
China
DKK 12105
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 11856
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 11331
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11044
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 13613
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 12898
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 12835
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 12828
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 12626
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 12607
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12480
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 12410
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 12201
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 11574
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11490
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11420
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 13805
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13004
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 12966
7.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 12180
12.7%
4
Kenya
DKK 12170
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11765
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11599
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11339
18.7%
8
Ghana
DKK 11321
18.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 11215
19.6%
10
Angola
DKK 10839
22.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10328
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 13944
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 13247
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 13247
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 12829
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 12829
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12410
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 12110
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11637
16.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 11051
20.8%
9
Turkey
DKK 9415
32.5%
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.