Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,370,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 708,522 kr
Communal tax
- 1,500,202 kr
Church tax
- 62,799 kr
Top bracket tax
- 752,660 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,025,320 kr
Net pay
* 3,344,680 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.5%
52.5%
Net pay
47.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,344,680 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,025,320 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,039,241 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,370,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.77 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.5% tax rate now rises to 47.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,370,000 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,025,320 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,344,680 kr per year, or 278,723 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.5% 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 5541900
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 5191550
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 5127850
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4897494
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3726450
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3685558
42.1%
6
Greece
DKK 3581613
43.8%
7
Switzerland
DKK 3566276
44.0%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3452535
45.8%
9
Norway
DKK 3449676
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3423453
46.3%
11
Austria
DKK 3386339
46.8%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3379301
47.0%
13
Denmark
DKK 3353253
47.4%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3281187
48.5%
15
Sweden
DKK 3252526
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 3183175
50.0%
17
Ireland
DKK 3161452
50.4%
18
Italy
DKK 2941647
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2925248
54.1%
20
Finland
DKK 2452774
61.5%
21
Belgium
DKK 2419202
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2355860
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3641118
42.8%
1
Canada
DKK 3124087
51.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5685326
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5310108
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 5028653
21.1%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4332171
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 4237151
33.5%
5
Pakistan
DKK 4171834
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 4152003
34.8%
7
Philippines
DKK 4004035
37.1%
8
Taiwan
DKK 3998669
37.2%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3960357
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3894512
38.9%
11
China
DKK 3702649
41.9%
12
Japan
DKK 3618233
43.2%
13
South Korea
DKK 3536538
44.5%
14
Australia
DKK 3510819
44.9%
15
India
DKK 2262621
64.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5643407
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4622184
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4355278
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4298589
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 4174301
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 4158067
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 4140451
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 4060165
36.3%
8
Colombia
DKK 4050813
36.4%
9
Chile
DKK 3992971
37.3%
10
Peru
DKK 3956859
37.9%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3729471
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4635388
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4462549
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4338064
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4333744
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 4220741
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 4155988
34.8%
6
Zambia
DKK 3919595
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3887006
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3875969
39.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 3830011
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3573183
43.9%
11
Uganda
DKK 3528522
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 6295664
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 6269102
1.6%
2
Bahrain
DKK 6243731
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 6051500
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 6051500
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5860400
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4779435
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4778825
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3711294
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3356592
47.3%
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.