Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,635 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 627 kr
Communal tax
- 457 kr
Church tax
- 16.96 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,237 kr
Net pay
* 3,398 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.4%
Average tax rate
39.7%
60.3%
Net pay
39.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,398 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,237 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,159 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,635 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 28.68 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
82.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.7% tax rate now rises to 82.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 42.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,635 kr a year living in the region of Billund, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,237 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,398 kr per year, or 283 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 39.7% 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 31.38 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.62 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 3,431 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 5635
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 5635
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 5635
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 5635
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 5635
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 5635
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 5277
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 5117
9.2%
8
France
DKK 5088
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 5062
10.2%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 5015
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 5012
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4902
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4593
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4536
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 4425
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 4404
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4195
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3902
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3832
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3548
37.0%
21
Denmark
DKK 3366
40.3%
22
Romania
DKK 3296
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 5484
2.7%
1
USA
DKK 5147
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 5635
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 5635
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 5635
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 5559
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 5353
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 5145
8.7%
6
Taiwan
DKK 5136
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 5134
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 5033
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4965
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4959
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4938
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4892
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4791
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4579
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 4463
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 5501
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5212
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 5187
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 5184
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 5103
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 5095
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 5043
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 5015
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4931
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4677
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4643
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4615
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 5579
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 5309
5.8%
2
Zambia
DKK 5297
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 5255
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 5176
8.1%
5
Senegal
DKK 5054
10.3%
6
Kenya
DKK 4915
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4843
14.1%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4792
15.0%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4754
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 4470
20.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 4418
21.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5635
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5353
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 5353
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 5184
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 5184
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 5015
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4947
12.2%
7
Israel
DKK 4894
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 4888
13.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 4747
15.8%
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.