Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,656 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 184 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,320 kr
Net pay
* 408 kr
Marginal tax rate
16.3%
Average tax rate
76.4%
23.6%
Net pay
76.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
408 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,320 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,242 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 1,728 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 88.23 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
97.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 76.4% tax rate now rises to 97.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,656 kr a year living in the region of Gentofte, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,320 kr. That means that your net pay will be 408 kr per year, or 33.96 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 76.4% 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 1656
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 1656
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 1656
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 1656
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 1656
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 1656
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 1551
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 1504
9.2%
8
France
DKK 1495
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 1474
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 1473
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 1441
13.0%
12
Switzerland
DKK 1350
18.5%
13
Hungary
DKK 1350
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 1333
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 1300
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 1294
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 1233
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 1147
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 1126
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 1042
37.1%
21
Romania
DKK 969
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 408
76.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 1630
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 1513
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 1656
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 1656
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 1656
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 1580
4.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 1573
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 1510
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 1509
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 1479
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 1459
11.9%
9
India
DKK 1457
12.0%
10
China
DKK 1438
13.2%
11
Malaysia
DKK 1422
14.2%
12
Vietnam
DKK 1408
15.0%
13
Philippines
DKK 1389
16.1%
14
Japan
DKK 1346
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1312
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 1617
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 1532
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 1524
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 1524
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 1500
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 1497
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 1482
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 1474
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 1449
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 1374
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 1365
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 1356
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 1639
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 1573
5.0%
2
Ghana
DKK 1565
5.5%
3
Zambia
DKK 1557
6.0%
4
Morocco
DKK 1544
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 1532
7.5%
6
Senegal
DKK 1503
9.2%
7
Angola
DKK 1418
14.4%
8
Kenya
DKK 1416
14.5%
9
Cameroon
DKK 1397
15.6%
10
Mozambique
DKK 1382
16.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 1364
17.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
DKK 1656
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 1656
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
DKK 1573
5.0%
3
Qatar
DKK 1573
5.0%
4
Bahrain
DKK 1523
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 1524
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 1512
8.7%
7
Kuwait
DKK 1474
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 1438
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 1395
15.8%
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.