Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,850 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,874 kr
Communal tax
- 2,603 kr
Church tax
- 82.72 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,696 kr
Net pay
* 11,154 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,154 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,696 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,617 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,850 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.64 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 63.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 30% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,850 kr a year living in the region of Gladsaxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,696 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,154 kr per year, or 930 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 30.94 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.06 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 691 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,453 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16850
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16850
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16850
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16850
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16850
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15780
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15648
7.1%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15513
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15301
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15216
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14997
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14988
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14660
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13733
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13564
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13231
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13168
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12545
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11669
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11458
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10912
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10604
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9857
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15391
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15024
10.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16850
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16850
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16850
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16731
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 16008
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15852
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15477
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15359
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15049
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14861
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14847
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14828
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14628
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14303
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13692
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13345
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16450
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15578
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15510
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15502
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15258
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15234
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15081
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14996
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14744
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13985
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13884
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13800
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16682
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15714
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14962
11.2%
3
Kenya
DKK 14605
13.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14573
13.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14217
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13966
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13586
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13302
21.1%
9
Uganda
DKK 13066
22.5%
10
Angola
DKK 13025
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12332
26.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16850
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16007
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16007
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15502
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15502
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14996
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14634
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13932
17.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 13201
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11141
33.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Gladsaxe 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.