Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,040 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,895 kr
Communal tax
- 2,874 kr
Church tax
- 107 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,013 kr
Net pay
* 11,027 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.3%
64.7%
Net pay
35.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,027 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,013 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,934 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,040 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.70 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.3% tax rate now rises to 64.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,040 kr a year living in the region of Favrskov, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,013 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,027 kr per year, or 919 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.3% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 17040
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 17040
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 17040
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 17040
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 17040
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15958
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15779
7.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15690
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15474
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15387
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 15166
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 15157
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14825
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13888
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13717
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13380
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13317
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12686
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11800
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11587
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11040
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10723
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9968
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15564
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15178
10.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 17040
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 17040
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 17040
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16917
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 16188
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16033
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15652
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15532
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15219
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15028
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15014
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14995
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14793
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14462
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13846
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13496
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16634
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15751
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15685
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15677
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15430
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15406
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15251
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15166
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14910
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14143
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14041
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13956
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16870
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15892
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15093
11.4%
3
Kenya
DKK 14762
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14729
13.6%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14377
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14121
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13734
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13429
21.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 13188
22.6%
10
Angola
DKK 13168
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12461
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 17040
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16188
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16188
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15677
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15677
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 15166
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14799
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14081
17.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 13346
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11251
34.0%
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.