Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,951,920 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 662,020 kr
Communal tax
- 1,395,537 kr
Church tax
- 41,269 kr
Top bracket tax
- 703,042 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,803,004 kr
Net pay
* 3,148,916 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.6%
Average tax rate
47.1%
52.9%
Net pay
47.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,148,916 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,803,004 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,816,925 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,951,920 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.73 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.1% tax rate now rises to 47.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,951,920 kr a year living in the region of Egedal, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,803,004 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,148,916 kr per year, or 262,410 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.1% and your marginal tax rate is 48.6%. 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 48.60 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.40 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 514 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,570 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 5178170
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4850815
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4791296
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4575572
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3481873
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3444934
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3351424
43.7%
7
Greece
DKK 3347488
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3236179
45.6%
9
Norway
DKK 3229766
45.7%
10
Spain
DKK 3206888
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3181632
46.5%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3158471
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3139106
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3070056
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3043447
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 2980510
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2960773
50.3%
18
France
DKK 2752581
53.8%
19
Italy
DKK 2751923
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2298837
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2262924
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2205351
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3418282
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2929803
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5309054
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 4963102
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4702550
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4049549
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 3965399
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3900082
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3880251
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3747821
37.0%
8
Philippines
DKK 3744477
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3705328
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3647849
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3472705
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3392918
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3318598
44.2%
14
Australia
DKK 3289237
44.7%
15
India
DKK 2214512
62.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5273372
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4319076
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4074642
31.5%
3
Panama
DKK 4019520
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3902549
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3887779
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3868699
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3806240
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3795794
36.2%
9
Chile
DKK 3742123
37.1%
10
Peru
DKK 3700785
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3490971
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4331235
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4169893
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4052797
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4049366
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3944181
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3884236
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3662476
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3632458
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3622618
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3579163
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3343239
43.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 3298578
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5877584
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5851022
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5829832
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5654324
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5654324
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5475766
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4465875
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4465265
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3467800
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3147552
47.1%
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.