Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,835 kr
Communal tax
- 2,772 kr
Church tax
- 116 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,859 kr
Net pay
* 10,641 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
35.5%
64.5%
Net pay
35.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,641 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,859 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,781 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.99 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.5% tax rate now rises to 65.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,500 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,859 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,641 kr per year, or 887 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.5% 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Christiansø
DKK 14743
10.6%
1
Frederiksberg
DKK 11025
33.2%
2
Rudersdal
DKK 10987
33.4%
3
Tårnby
DKK 10981
33.4%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 10916
33.8%
5
Vejle
DKK 10919
33.8%
6
Gentofte
DKK 10907
33.9%
7
Gladsaxe
DKK 10913
33.9%
8
Glostrup
DKK 10907
33.9%
9
Herlev
DKK 10902
33.9%
10
Københavns
DKK 10886
34.0%
11
Allerød
DKK 10856
34.2%
12
Billund
DKK 10855
34.2%
13
Greve
DKK 10837
34.3%
14
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 10844
34.3%
15
Brøndby
DKK 10832
34.4%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 10820
34.4%
17
Aarhus
DKK 10815
34.5%
18
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 10800
34.5%
19
Dragør
DKK 10799
34.6%
20
Furesø
DKK 10794
34.6%
21
Solrød
DKK 10768
34.7%
22
Køge
DKK 10760
34.8%
23
Fredensborg
DKK 10746
34.9%
24
Herning
DKK 10747
34.9%
25
Ishøj
DKK 10746
34.9%
26
Næstved
DKK 10737
34.9%
27
Helsingør
DKK 10719
35.0%
28
Ikast-Brande
DKK 10728
35.0%
29
Odder
DKK 10730
35.0%
30
Odense
DKK 10717
35.0%
31
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 10730
35.0%
32
Roskilde
DKK 10731
35.0%
33
Slagelse
DKK 10729
35.0%
34
Varde
DKK 10730
35.0%
35
Ballerup
DKK 10712
35.1%
36
Gribskov
DKK 10708
35.1%
37
Holbæk
DKK 10707
35.1%
38
Horsens
DKK 10714
35.1%
39
Hvidovre
DKK 10712
35.1%
40
Vejen
DKK 10707
35.1%
41
Vordingborg
DKK 10712
35.1%
42
Aalborg
DKK 10694
35.2%
43
Albertslund
DKK 10692
35.2%
44
Egedal
DKK 10686
35.2%
45
Fredericia
DKK 10694
35.2%
46
Hedensted
DKK 10694
35.2%
47
Kolding
DKK 10690
35.2%
48
Lejre
DKK 10697
35.2%
49
Rødovre
DKK 10690
35.2%
50
Silkeborg
DKK 10687
35.2%
51
Tønder
DKK 10686
35.2%
52
Vallensbæk
DKK 10692
35.2%
53
Viborg
DKK 10689
35.2%
54
Aabenraa
DKK 10676
35.3%
55
Esbjerg
DKK 10670
35.3%
56
Fanø
DKK 10674
35.3%
57
Halsnæs
DKK 10676
35.3%
58
Hillerød
DKK 10677
35.3%
59
Holstebro
DKK 10673
35.3%
60
Lemvig
DKK 10669
35.3%
61
Rebild
DKK 10678
35.3%
62
Skive
DKK 10672
35.3%
63
Struer
DKK 10682
35.3%
64
Sønderborg
DKK 10670
35.3%
65
Favrskov
DKK 10664
35.4%
66
Frederikssund
DKK 10654
35.4%
67
Middelfart
DKK 10660
35.4%
68
Randers
DKK 10661
35.4%
69
Thisted
DKK 10653
35.4%
70
Faxe
DKK 10641
35.5%
71
Jammerbugt
DKK 10639
35.5%
72
Skanderborg
DKK 10649
35.5%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 10639
35.5%
74
Assens
DKK 10619
35.6%
75
Guldborgsund
DKK 10632
35.6%
76
Kerteminde -
DKK 10619
35.6%
77
Mariagerfjord
DKK 10623
35.6%
78
Morsø
DKK 10628
35.6%
79
Nordfyns
DKK 10624
35.6%
80
Ringsted
DKK 10623
35.6%
81
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 10614
35.7%
82
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 10612
35.7%
83
Frederikshavn
DKK 10603
35.7%
84
Norddjurs
DKK 10617
35.7%
85
Samsø
DKK 10615
35.7%
86
Stevns
DKK 10617
35.7%
87
Ærø
DKK 10610
35.7%
88
Brønderslev
DKK 10587
35.8%
89
Haderslev
DKK 10601
35.8%
90
Hjørring
DKK 10597
35.8%
91
Nyborg
DKK 10596
35.8%
92
ODSHERRED
DKK 10598
35.8%
93
Sorø
DKK 10601
35.8%
94
Svendborg
DKK 10593
35.8%
95
Langeland
DKK 10581
35.9%
96
Lolland
DKK 10571
35.9%
97
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 10576
35.9%
98
Læsø
DKK 10563
36.0%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15452
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15406
6.6%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15187
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14984
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14899
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14685
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14677
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14355
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13447
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13283
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12956
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12895
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12284
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11426
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11220
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10676
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10384
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9653
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15071
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14740
10.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16390
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15675
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15520
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15154
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15040
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14736
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14553
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14538
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14520
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14324
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14010
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13408
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13068
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16108
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15257
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15188
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15180
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14941
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14918
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14768
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14685
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14438
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13695
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13596
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13513
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16335
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15388
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14722
10.8%
3
Kenya
DKK 14316
13.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14285
13.4%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13921
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13681
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13313
19.3%
8
Senegal
DKK 13069
20.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 12841
22.2%
10
Angola
DKK 12763
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12094
26.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15675
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15675
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15180
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15180
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14685
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14330
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13656
17.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 12932
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 10937
33.7%
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.