Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,488 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 166 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,301 kr
Net pay
* 312 kr
Marginal tax rate
16.3%
Average tax rate
80.7%
19.3%
Net pay
80.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
312 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,301 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,223 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 1,613 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 94.36 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
98.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 80.7% tax rate now rises to 98.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,488 kr a year living in the region of Frederikshavn, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,301 kr. That means that your net pay will be 312 kr per year, or 25.99 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 80.7% and your marginal tax rate is 16.3%. 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 16.34 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 83.66 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 837 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,183 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 1488
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 1488
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 1488
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 1488
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 1488
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 1488
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 1394
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 1351
9.2%
8
France
DKK 1344
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 1324
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 1324
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 1295
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 1213
18.5%
13
Ukraine
DKK 1198
19.5%
14
Switzerland
DKK 1194
19.8%
15
Poland
DKK 1168
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 1163
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 1108
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 1030
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 1012
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 937
37.0%
21
Romania
DKK 870
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 312
80.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 1465
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 1359
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 1488
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 1488
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 1488
0.0%
3
Thailand
DKK 1414
5.0%
4
Pakistan
DKK 1412
5.1%
5
Indonesia
DKK 1357
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 1356
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 1329
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 1311
11.9%
9
India
DKK 1309
12.0%
10
China
DKK 1292
13.2%
11
Malaysia
DKK 1277
14.2%
12
Vietnam
DKK 1265
15.0%
13
Philippines
DKK 1223
17.8%
14
Japan
DKK 1209
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1178
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 1453
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 1376
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 1370
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 1369
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 1347
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 1345
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 1332
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 1324
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 1302
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 1235
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 1226
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 1219
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 1473
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 1414
5.0%
2
Ghana
DKK 1406
5.5%
3
Zambia
DKK 1399
6.0%
4
Morocco
DKK 1388
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 1376
7.5%
6
Senegal
DKK 1350
9.3%
7
Angola
DKK 1301
12.6%
8
Cameroon
DKK 1255
15.6%
9
Kenya
DKK 1251
15.9%
10
Mozambique
DKK 1236
17.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 1229
17.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
DKK 1488
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 1488
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
DKK 1414
5.0%
3
Qatar
DKK 1414
5.0%
4
Bahrain
DKK 1369
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 1369
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 1360
8.6%
7
Kuwait
DKK 1324
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 1292
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 1254
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Frederikshavn 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.