Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,988 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,556 kr
Communal tax
- 2,116 kr
Church tax
- 63.51 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,871 kr
Net pay
* 9,117 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,117 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,871 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,793 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 13,988 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.43 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
67.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 67.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,988 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,871 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,117 kr per year, or 760 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 31.5%. 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 31.50 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.50 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 685 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,425 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12777
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12673
9.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 13848
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13045
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 12997
7.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 12216
12.7%
4
Kenya
DKK 12208
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11802
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11635
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11370
18.7%
8
Ghana
DKK 11355
18.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 11243
19.6%
10
Angola
DKK 10872
22.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10359
25.9%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Greve 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.