Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,744 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,751 kr
Communal tax
- 2,603 kr
Church tax
- 97.24 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,588 kr
Net pay
* 10,156 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.5%
64.5%
Net pay
35.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,156 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,588 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,509 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 15,744 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.39 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.5% tax rate now rises to 65.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 30.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,744 kr a year living in the region of Favrskov, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,588 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,156 kr per year, or 846 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.5% 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 32.82 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.18 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 3,359 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 15744
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 15744
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 15744
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 15744
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 15744
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14884
5.5%
6
Spain
DKK 14744
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 14483
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14297
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14217
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14012
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14004
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 13697
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 12831
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12674
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12363
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12304
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11721
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10903
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10706
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10168
35.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9910
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9210
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 14380
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14126
10.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 15744
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 15744
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 15744
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 15652
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14957
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14804
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14457
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14350
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14061
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13888
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13872
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13855
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13668
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13377
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12793
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12469
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 15370
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 14563
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 14492
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 14484
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14256
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14234
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14091
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14012
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 13776
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13068
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12973
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12894
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 15587
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 14683
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14203
9.8%
3
Kenya
DKK 13691
13.0%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13664
13.2%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13284
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13065
17.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 12724
19.2%
8
Senegal
DKK 12566
20.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 12360
21.5%
10
Angola
DKK 12197
22.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11579
26.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 15744
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14957
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14957
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 14485
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 14485
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14012
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13674
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13059
17.1%
8
Egypt
DKK 12352
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 10496
33.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Favrskov 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.