Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,581 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 954 kr
Communal tax
- 1,110 kr
Church tax
- 34.85 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,235 kr
Net pay
* 5,346 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
37.7%
62.3%
Net pay
37.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,346 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,235 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,157 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,581 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 19.99 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
76.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.7% tax rate now rises to 76.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,581 kr a year living in the region of Esbjerg, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,235 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,346 kr per year, or 445 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.7% 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 32.77 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.23 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 8581
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8581
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8581
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8581
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8581
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8581
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 8036
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7807
9.0%
8
Italy
DKK 7792
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7749
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7637
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7633
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7465
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6994
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6908
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6738
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6706
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6389
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5942
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5835
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5399
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5348
37.7%
22
Romania
DKK 5020
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 8082
5.8%
1
USA
DKK 7838
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 8581
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 8581
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 8581
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 8505
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 8152
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7938
7.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7858
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7821
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7664
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7561
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7551
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7534
12.2%
12
China
DKK 7450
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 7296
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6973
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6796
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8377
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7937
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7899
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7895
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7770
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7758
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7680
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7637
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7508
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7122
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7071
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 7028
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8495
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 8066
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 8003
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 7701
10.3%
4
Uganda
DKK 7696
10.3%
5
Kenya
DKK 7496
12.6%
6
Senegal
DKK 7421
13.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 7240
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 7208
16.0%
9
Ghana
DKK 7140
16.8%
10
Angola
DKK 6748
21.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6536
23.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8581
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8152
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8152
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7894
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7895
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7637
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7453
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7400
13.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 7187
16.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 7126
17.0%
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.