Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,668 kr
Communal tax
- 2,448 kr
Church tax
- 72.38 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,324 kr
Net pay
* 9,676 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.5%
64.5%
Net pay
35.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,676 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,324 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,246 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 15,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.83 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
66.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.5% tax rate now rises to 66.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 31% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,000 kr a year living in the region of Egedal, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,324 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,676 kr per year, or 806 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.65 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.35 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,368 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13701
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13519
9.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 15000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 15000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 15000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 14912
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14250
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14098
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 13772
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 13672
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 13397
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13233
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13216
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13200
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13022
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 12754
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12189
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11880
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 14644
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 13875
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 13808
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 13800
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 13583
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 13562
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 13425
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 13350
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 13125
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12450
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12360
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12285
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 14850
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13989
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13692
8.7%
3
Kenya
DKK 13075
12.8%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13053
13.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 12656
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12459
16.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 12144
19.0%
8
Senegal
DKK 12070
19.5%
9
Uganda
DKK 11887
20.8%
10
Angola
DKK 11639
22.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11072
26.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 15000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14250
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14250
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13800
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13800
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13350
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13027
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12471
16.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 11803
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 10063
32.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Egedal 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.