Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,002 kr
Communal tax
- 3,087 kr
Church tax
- 96.92 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,322 kr
Net pay
* 11,678 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.1%
64.9%
Net pay
35.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,678 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,322 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,243 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.25 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.1% tax rate now rises to 63.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,000 kr a year living in the region of Esbjerg, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,322 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,678 kr per year, or 973 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.1% 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 32.78 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.22 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 3,361 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Christiansø
DKK 16187
10.1%
1
Frederiksberg
DKK 12074
32.9%
2
Rudersdal
DKK 12031
33.2%
3
Tårnby
DKK 12025
33.2%
4
Gladsaxe
DKK 11949
33.6%
5
Hørsholm
DKK 11952
33.6%
6
Vejle
DKK 11956
33.6%
7
Gentofte
DKK 11943
33.7%
8
Glostrup
DKK 11943
33.7%
9
Herlev
DKK 11937
33.7%
10
Københavns
DKK 11919
33.8%
11
Allerød
DKK 11885
34.0%
12
Billund
DKK 11884
34.0%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 11872
34.0%
14
Brøndby
DKK 11859
34.1%
15
Greve
DKK 11865
34.1%
16
Aarhus
DKK 11840
34.2%
17
Kalundborg
DKK 11846
34.2%
18
Dragør
DKK 11822
34.3%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 11823
34.3%
20
Furesø
DKK 11817
34.4%
21
Solrød
DKK 11787
34.5%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 11763
34.6%
23
Herning
DKK 11764
34.6%
24
Ishøj
DKK 11763
34.6%
25
Køge
DKK 11779
34.6%
26
Næstved
DKK 11754
34.7%
27
Odder
DKK 11745
34.7%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 11745
34.7%
29
Roskilde
DKK 11746
34.7%
30
Varde
DKK 11745
34.7%
31
Helsingør
DKK 11733
34.8%
32
Horsens
DKK 11727
34.8%
33
Ikast-Brande
DKK 11743
34.8%
34
Odense
DKK 11731
34.8%
35
Slagelse
DKK 11744
34.8%
36
Ballerup
DKK 11725
34.9%
37
Gribskov
DKK 11721
34.9%
38
Holbæk
DKK 11720
34.9%
39
Hvidovre
DKK 11725
34.9%
40
Vejen
DKK 11720
34.9%
41
Vordingborg
DKK 11725
34.9%
42
Aalborg
DKK 11706
35.0%
43
Albertslund
DKK 11703
35.0%
44
Egedal
DKK 11696
35.0%
45
Fredericia
DKK 11706
35.0%
46
Hedensted
DKK 11706
35.0%
47
Kolding
DKK 11701
35.0%
48
Lejre
DKK 11708
35.0%
49
Rødovre
DKK 11701
35.0%
50
Silkeborg
DKK 11697
35.0%
51
Struer
DKK 11691
35.0%
52
Tønder
DKK 11696
35.0%
53
Vallensbæk
DKK 11703
35.0%
54
Viborg
DKK 11700
35.0%
55
Aabenraa
DKK 11685
35.1%
56
Esbjerg
DKK 11678
35.1%
57
Fanø
DKK 11683
35.1%
58
Halsnæs
DKK 11685
35.1%
59
Hillerød
DKK 11687
35.1%
60
Holstebro
DKK 11682
35.1%
61
Lemvig
DKK 11677
35.1%
62
Rebild
DKK 11688
35.1%
63
Skive
DKK 11681
35.1%
64
Sønderborg
DKK 11678
35.1%
65
Favrskov
DKK 11672
35.2%
66
Frederikssund
DKK 11660
35.2%
67
Middelfart
DKK 11667
35.2%
68
Randers
DKK 11669
35.2%
69
Skanderborg
DKK 11655
35.2%
70
Thisted
DKK 11659
35.2%
71
Faxe
DKK 11646
35.3%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 11643
35.3%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 11643
35.3%
74
Assens
DKK 11622
35.4%
75
Guldborgsund
DKK 11636
35.4%
76
Kerteminde -
DKK 11622
35.4%
77
Mariagerfjord
DKK 11626
35.4%
78
Morsø
DKK 11632
35.4%
79
Norddjurs
DKK 11620
35.4%
80
Nordfyns
DKK 11627
35.4%
81
Ringsted
DKK 11626
35.4%
82
Stevns
DKK 11620
35.4%
83
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 11616
35.5%
84
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 11614
35.5%
85
Frederikshavn
DKK 11604
35.5%
86
Haderslev
DKK 11602
35.5%
87
Samsø
DKK 11617
35.5%
88
Sorø
DKK 11602
35.5%
89
Ærø
DKK 11611
35.5%
90
Brønderslev
DKK 11586
35.6%
91
Hjørring
DKK 11597
35.6%
92
Nyborg
DKK 11596
35.6%
93
ODSHERRED
DKK 11598
35.6%
94
Svendborg
DKK 11593
35.6%
95
Langeland
DKK 11579
35.7%
96
Lolland
DKK 11568
35.7%
97
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 11574
35.7%
98
Læsø
DKK 11560
35.8%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 18000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 18000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 18000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 18000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 18000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 16857
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 16585
7.9%
7
Sweden
DKK 16441
8.7%
8
Italy
DKK 16346
9.2%
9
France
DKK 16254
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16020
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16011
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 15660
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 14670
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14490
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14134
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14067
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13401
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12465
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12240
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11685
35.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11326
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10530
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 16441
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15958
11.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 17853
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 17100
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16944
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 16536
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 16407
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16076
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15872
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15860
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15840
12.0%
12
China
DKK 15627
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15265
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 14627
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14256
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 17551
2.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 16630
7.6%
2
Colombia
DKK 16946
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 16569
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16299
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16274
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16110
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16020
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15750
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14940
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14832
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14742
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 17820
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 16787
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15743
12.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 15556
13.6%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15517
13.8%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15187
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14903
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14483
19.5%
8
Senegal
DKK 14068
21.8%
9
Angola
DKK 13887
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 13806
23.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13114
27.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17100
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17100
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 16560
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 16560
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16020
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 15633
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14825
17.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 14107
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 11810
34.4%
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.