Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,600,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,402,525 kr
Communal tax
- 4,758,321 kr
Church tax
- 79,305 kr
Top bracket tax
- 2,897,925 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,139,212 kr
Net pay
* 11,460,788 kr
Marginal tax rate
47.4%
Average tax rate
46.9%
53.1%
Net pay
46.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,460,788 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,139,212 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
10,153,133 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,600,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.70 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.9% tax rate now rises to 47.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,600,000 kr a year living in the region of Gentofte, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,139,212 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,460,788 kr per year, or 955,066 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 46.9% 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 18792000
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 17604000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 17388000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 16624594
23.0%
4
Romania
DKK 12636000
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 12451108
42.4%
6
Greece
DKK 12110413
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 11620004
46.2%
8
Norway
DKK 11460656
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 11423787
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
DKK 11334060
47.5%
11
Spain
DKK 11312593
47.6%
12
Denmark
DKK 11154303
48.4%
13
Italy
DKK 11069429
48.8%
14
Netherlands
DKK 10972337
49.2%
15
Sweden
DKK 10868962
49.7%
16
Austria
DKK 10838159
49.8%
17
Germany
DKK 10565917
51.1%
18
Ireland
DKK 10471852
51.5%
19
France
DKK 9215238
57.3%
20
Belgium
DKK 8112160
62.4%
21
Finland
DKK 8060460
62.7%
22
Portugal
DKK 7838660
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 11758708
45.6%
1
Canada
DKK 10201528
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 19392326
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 17951008
16.9%
2
Singapore
DKK 16908052
21.7%
3
Indonesia
DKK 14627651
32.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 14136651
34.6%
5
Pakistan
DKK 14071334
34.9%
6
Vietnam
DKK 14051503
35.0%
7
Philippines
DKK 13459326
37.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 13250657
38.7%
9
Taiwan
DKK 13136669
39.2%
10
Malaysia
DKK 12880059
40.4%
11
China
DKK 12079149
44.1%
12
Japan
DKK 11826112
45.3%
13
Australia
DKK 11582719
46.4%
14
South Korea
DKK 11475737
46.9%
15
India
DKK 4015140
81.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 19123191
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 15663934
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 14578416
32.5%
3
Panama
DKK 14464614
33.0%
4
Mexico
DKK 14073801
34.8%
5
Argentina
DKK 14039951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 14004262
35.2%
7
Colombia
DKK 13340748
38.2%
8
Uruguay
DKK 13310258
38.4%
9
Peru
DKK 13285234
38.5%
10
Chile
DKK 13130971
39.2%
11
Ecuador
DKK 12417653
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 15715213
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 15123549
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 14729873
31.8%
3
Nigeria
DKK 14693190
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 14295386
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 14055488
34.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 13286045
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 13159791
39.1%
8
Morocco
DKK 13105167
39.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 12968011
40.0%
10
South Africa
DKK 11949683
44.7%
11
Uganda
DKK 11905022
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 21525664
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21499102
0.5%
2
Bahrain
DKK 21321431
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20520000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 20520000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 19872000
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 16201935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16201325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 12581398
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 10971592
49.2%
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.