Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,001,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 111,339 kr
Communal tax
- 210,062 kr
Church tax
- 3,501 kr
Top bracket tax
- 55,263 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 381,301 kr
Net pay
* 619,699 kr
Marginal tax rate
47.4%
Average tax rate
38.1%
61.9%
Net pay
38.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
619,699 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
381,301 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
395,222 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 1,001,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.95 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.1% tax rate now rises to 38.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,001,000 kr a year living in the region of Gentofte, Denmark, you will be taxed 381,301 kr. That means that your net pay will be 619,699 kr per year, or 51,642 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.1% and your marginal tax rate is 47.4%. 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 47.37 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 52.63 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 526 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,632 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 870870
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 815815
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 805805
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 763364
23.7%
4
Switzerland
DKK 741737
25.9%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 650963
35.0%
6
France
DKK 639217
36.1%
7
Norway
DKK 622778
37.8%
8
Spain
DKK 616820
38.4%
9
Denmark
DKK 603165
39.7%
10
Austria
DKK 603016
39.8%
11
Poland
DKK 595456
40.5%
12
Romania
DKK 585585
41.5%
13
Ireland
DKK 584332
41.6%
14
Greece
DKK 574973
42.6%
15
Netherlands
DKK 569842
43.1%
16
Sweden
DKK 567505
43.3%
17
Germany
DKK 540400
46.0%
18
Luxembourg
DKK 540021
46.1%
19
Italy
DKK 505195
49.5%
20
Finland
DKK 475909
52.5%
21
Portugal
DKK 448045
55.2%
22
Belgium
DKK 412275
58.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 687013
31.4%
1
Canada
DKK 623660
37.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 853838
14.7%
1
Kazakhstan
DKK 853226
14.8%
2
Singapore
DKK 823180
17.8%
3
Taiwan
DKK 771407
22.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 744309
25.6%
5
China
DKK 739889
26.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 702728
29.8%
7
South Korea
DKK 687613
31.3%
8
New Zealand
DKK 685267
31.5%
9
Pakistan
DKK 681984
31.9%
10
Japan
DKK 675806
32.5%
11
Malaysia
DKK 671125
33.0%
12
Philippines
DKK 670463
33.0%
13
Australia
DKK 665249
33.5%
14
Vietnam
DKK 662153
33.9%
15
India
DKK 540373
46.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 891407
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
DKK 751337
24.9%
2
Chile
DKK 741203
26.0%
3
Uruguay
DKK 735461
26.5%
4
Colombia
DKK 733676
26.7%
5
Brazil
DKK 729659
27.1%
6
Panama
DKK 714781
28.6%
7
Puerto Rico
DKK 685635
31.5%
8
Mexico
DKK 681084
32.0%
9
Peru
DKK 668346
33.2%
10
Ecuador
DKK 666645
33.4%
11
Argentina
DKK 650601
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 729441
27.1%
1
Kenya
DKK 704249
29.7%
2
Nigeria
DKK 681751
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 674661
32.6%
4
Ghana
DKK 669147
33.2%
5
Mozambique
DKK 666138
33.5%
6
Morocco
DKK 622420
37.8%
7
South Africa
DKK 620233
38.0%
8
Cameroon
DKK 618090
38.3%
9
Zambia
DKK 617660
38.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 608611
39.2%
11
Uganda
DKK 575572
42.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 950950
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 950950
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 928421
7.3%
3
Kuwait
DKK 926664
7.4%
4
Oman
DKK 920920
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
DKK 900900
10.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 752685
24.8%
7
Lebanon
DKK 752075
24.9%
8
Israel
DKK 652642
34.8%
9
Turkey
DKK 584334
41.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Gentofte 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.