Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,988,012 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 666,035 kr
Communal tax
- 1,409,533 kr
Church tax
- 59,004 kr
Top bracket tax
- 702,828 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,838,535 kr
Net pay
* 3,149,477 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.4%
52.6%
Net pay
47.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,149,477 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,838,535 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,852,457 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,988,012 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.4% tax rate now rises to 47.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,988,012 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,838,535 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,149,477 kr per year, or 262,456 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.4% and your marginal tax rate is 48.9%. 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 48.90 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.10 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 511 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,555 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 5209570
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4880230
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4820350
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4603363
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3502987
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3465706
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3369966
43.7%
7
Greece
DKK 3367699
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3254856
45.6%
9
Norway
DKK 3248751
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3225584
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3199437
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3177535
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3157593
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3088283
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3061496
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 2998006
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2978097
50.3%
18
Italy
DKK 2768301
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2767487
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2312126
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2276415
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2218345
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3437519
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2946575
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5341537
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 4993058
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4730702
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4073948
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 3988858
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3923541
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3903711
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3769476
37.1%
8
Philippines
DKK 3766884
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3727344
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3669143
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3492556
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3412369
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3337413
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3308365
44.8%
15
India
DKK 2218665
63.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5305317
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4345242
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4098869
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4043612
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3926008
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3911112
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3892159
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3828161
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3817810
36.2%
9
Chile
DKK 3763778
37.1%
10
Peru
DKK 3722891
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3511560
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4357492
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4195157
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4077424
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4073916
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3968056
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3907696
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3684672
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3654432
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3644489
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3600818
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3363089
43.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 3318428
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5913676
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5887114
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5865563
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5688611
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5688611
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5508971
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4492944
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4492334
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3488820
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3165598
47.1%
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.