Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,708,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 746,117 kr
Communal tax
- 1,574,304 kr
Church tax
- 46,555 kr
Top bracket tax
- 802,373 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,170,486 kr
Net pay
* 3,537,514 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.6%
Average tax rate
47.3%
52.7%
Net pay
47.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,537,514 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,170,486 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,184,407 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,708,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.75 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.3% tax rate now rises to 47.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,708,000 kr a year living in the region of Egedal, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,170,486 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,537,514 kr per year, or 294,793 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.3% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 5835960
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 5467020
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 5399940
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 5157754
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3924180
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3880092
42.2%
6
Greece
DKK 3770893
43.8%
7
Switzerland
DKK 3743009
44.2%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3627450
45.9%
9
Norway
DKK 3627464
45.9%
10
Spain
DKK 3598537
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 3557833
47.0%
12
Austria
DKK 3551718
47.1%
13
Denmark
DKK 3526382
47.4%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3451877
48.5%
15
Sweden
DKK 3421558
49.0%
16
Germany
DKK 3347020
50.1%
17
Ireland
DKK 3323692
50.5%
18
Italy
DKK 3095032
53.9%
19
France
DKK 3064842
54.3%
20
Finland
DKK 2577226
61.6%
21
Belgium
DKK 2545546
62.1%
22
Portugal
DKK 2477540
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3821272
43.0%
1
Canada
DKK 3281157
51.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5989526
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5590648
16.7%
2
Singapore
DKK 5292292
21.1%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4560659
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 4456851
33.6%
5
Pakistan
DKK 4391534
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 4371703
34.8%
7
Philippines
DKK 4213876
37.2%
8
Taiwan
DKK 4201469
37.4%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4166537
37.9%
10
Malaysia
DKK 4093928
39.0%
11
China
DKK 3888549
42.0%
12
Japan
DKK 3800391
43.4%
13
South Korea
DKK 3712733
44.7%
14
Australia
DKK 3689959
45.0%
15
India
DKK 2301514
65.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5942565
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4867234
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4582161
31.7%
3
Panama
DKK 4524204
32.6%
4
Mexico
DKK 4394001
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 4376584
34.8%
6
Argentina
DKK 4360151
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 4265453
36.4%
8
Colombia
DKK 4256985
36.5%
9
Chile
DKK 4195771
37.5%
10
Peru
DKK 4163884
37.9%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3922288
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4881283
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4699149
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4568689
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4563652
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 4444328
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 4375688
34.8%
6
Zambia
DKK 4127465
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 4092797
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 4080793
39.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 4032811
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3759083
44.0%
11
Uganda
DKK 3714422
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 6633664
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 6607102
1.5%
2
Bahrain
DKK 6578351
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 6372600
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 6372600
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 6171360
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 5032935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 5032325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3908148
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3525592
47.4%
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.