Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,016 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,781 kr
Communal tax
- 2,671 kr
Church tax
- 112 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,700 kr
Net pay
* 10,316 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
35.6%
64.4%
Net pay
35.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,316 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,700 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,621 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,016 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.25 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.6% tax rate now rises to 65.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,016 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,700 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,316 kr per year, or 860 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.6% and your marginal tax rate is 33.0%. 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 32.99 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.01 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 670 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,351 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16016
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16016
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16016
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16016
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16016
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 15071
5.9%
6
Spain
DKK 14999
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 14736
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14544
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14462
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14254
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14246
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 13934
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13053
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12893
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12576
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12517
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11924
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11091
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10891
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10351
35.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10080
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9369
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 14629
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14346
10.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16016
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16016
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16016
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 15918
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 15215
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15061
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14708
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14598
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14304
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14127
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14112
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14094
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13904
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13605
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13014
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12685
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 15636
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 14814
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 14743
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 14735
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14502
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14480
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14334
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14254
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14014
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13293
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13197
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13117
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 15856
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 14937
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14389
10.2%
3
Kenya
DKK 13915
13.1%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13888
13.3%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13513
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13287
17.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 12936
19.2%
8
Senegal
DKK 12747
20.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 12533
21.8%
10
Angola
DKK 12400
22.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11764
26.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16016
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15215
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15215
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 14735
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 14735
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14254
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13910
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13273
17.1%
8
Egypt
DKK 12561
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 10655
33.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Faxe 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.