Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,024,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 670,037 kr
Communal tax
- 1,418,076 kr
Church tax
- 59,361 kr
Top bracket tax
- 707,522 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,856,133 kr
Net pay
* 3,167,867 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
3,167,867 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,856,133 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,870,054 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,024,000 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 6,024,000 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,856,133 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,167,867 kr per year, or 263,989 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 5240880
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4909560
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4849320
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4631074
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3524040
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3486419
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3388454
43.8%
7
Greece
DKK 3387853
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3273480
45.7%
9
Norway
DKK 3267680
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3244225
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3217046
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3196544
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3176026
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3106457
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3079494
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 3015451
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2995372
50.3%
18
Italy
DKK 2784633
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2782350
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2325377
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2289867
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2231300
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3456700
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2963299
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5373926
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5022928
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4758773
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4098275
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 4012251
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3946934
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3927103
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3791069
37.1%
8
Philippines
DKK 3789226
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3749297
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3690375
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3512349
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3431764
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3356173
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3327439
44.8%
15
India
DKK 2222806
63.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5337169
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4371334
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4123026
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4067634
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3949401
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3934378
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3915551
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3850018
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3839761
36.3%
9
Chile
DKK 3785371
37.2%
10
Peru
DKK 3744934
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3532090
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4383673
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4220349
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4101979
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4098395
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3991862
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3931088
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3706805
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3676344
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3666297
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3622411
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3382883
43.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 3338222
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5949664
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5923102
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5901191
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5722800
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5722800
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5542080
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4519935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4519325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3509780
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3183592
47.2%
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.