Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,650 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,185 kr
Communal tax
- 1,544 kr
Church tax
- 48.49 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,913 kr
Net pay
* 6,737 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
36.7%
63.3%
Net pay
36.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,737 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,913 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,835 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 10,650 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 16.75 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
72.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.7% tax rate now rises to 72.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 35.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,650 kr a year living in the region of Esbjerg, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,913 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,737 kr per year, or 561 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.76 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.24 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,362 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 10650
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 10650
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 10650
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 10650
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 10650
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 10609
0.4%
6
Spain
DKK 9974
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 9735
8.6%
8
Italy
DKK 9671
9.2%
9
France
DKK 9617
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 9479
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 9473
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 9266
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 8680
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 8573
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 8363
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 8323
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 7929
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7375
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 7242
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 6740
36.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 6702
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6230
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 9880
7.2%
1
USA
DKK 9728
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 10650
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 10650
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 10650
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 10574
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 10117
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 9931
6.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 9763
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 9707
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 9512
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 9384
11.9%
10
India
DKK 9372
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 9363
12.1%
12
China
DKK 9246
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 9055
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 8654
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 8435
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 10397
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 9851
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 9803
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 9798
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 9644
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 9629
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 9532
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 9478
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 9319
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 8840
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 8776
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 8722
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 10543
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 10011
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 9932
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 9456
11.2%
4
Kenya
DKK 9303
12.6%
5
Uganda
DKK 9115
14.4%
6
Senegal
DKK 8996
15.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 8986
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 8905
16.4%
9
Ghana
DKK 8753
17.8%
10
Angola
DKK 8335
21.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 7999
24.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 10650
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 10118
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 10118
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 9798
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 9798
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 9478
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 9250
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9034
15.2%
8
Turkey
DKK 8766
17.7%
9
Egypt
DKK 8706
18.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Esbjerg 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.