Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,952 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 662 kr
Communal tax
- 511 kr
Church tax
- 16.23 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,325 kr
Net pay
* 3,627 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
39.1%
60.9%
Net pay
39.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,627 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,325 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,246 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,952 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 27.30 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
81.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.1% tax rate now rises to 81.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 42.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,952 kr a year living in the region of Gladsaxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,325 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,627 kr per year, or 302 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 39.1% 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 30.93 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.07 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 3,454 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 5952
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 5952
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 5952
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 5952
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 5952
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 5952
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 5574
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 5405
9.2%
8
France
DKK 5375
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 5358
10.0%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 5297
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 5294
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 5178
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4851
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4791
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 4674
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 4652
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4431
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 4122
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 4047
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3750
37.0%
21
Denmark
DKK 3580
39.9%
22
Romania
DKK 3482
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 5763
3.2%
1
USA
DKK 5436
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 5952
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 5952
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 5952
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 5876
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 5654
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 5437
8.7%
6
Philippines
DKK 5436
8.7%
7
Taiwan
DKK 5425
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 5316
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 5244
11.9%
10
India
DKK 5238
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 5217
12.4%
12
China
DKK 5167
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 5061
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4837
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 4714
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 5811
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5506
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 5479
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 5476
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 5390
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 5381
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 5327
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 5297
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 5208
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4940
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4904
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4875
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 5892
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 5595
6.0%
2
Uganda
DKK 5576
6.3%
3
Morocco
DKK 5551
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 5448
8.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 5309
10.8%
6
Kenya
DKK 5193
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 5090
14.5%
8
Mozambique
DKK 5052
15.1%
9
Cameroon
DKK 5022
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 4716
20.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 4650
21.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5952
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5654
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 5654
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 5476
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 5476
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 5297
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 5213
12.4%
7
Israel
DKK 5169
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 5142
13.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 5014
15.8%
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.