Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,470,788 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,720,785 kr
Communal tax
- 3,450,391 kr
Church tax
- 103,568 kr
Top bracket tax
- 2,052,094 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,327,974 kr
Net pay
* 8,142,814 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.0%
Average tax rate
47.4%
52.6%
Net pay
47.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,142,814 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,327,974 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,341,895 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 15,470,788 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.75 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.4% tax rate now rises to 47.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,470,788 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,327,974 kr. That means that your net pay will be 8,142,814 kr per year, or 678,568 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.4% and your marginal tax rate is 48.0%. 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 47.97 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 52.03 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 520 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,602 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 13459586
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 12608692
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 12453984
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 11905101
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 9050411
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 8923471
42.3%
6
Greece
DKK 8678054
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 8376854
45.9%
8
Norway
DKK 8236691
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 8186337
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
DKK 8162193
47.2%
11
Spain
DKK 8137662
47.4%
12
Denmark
DKK 8014822
48.2%
13
Netherlands
DKK 7877085
49.1%
14
Austria
DKK 7839224
49.3%
15
Sweden
DKK 7803778
49.6%
16
Italy
DKK 7724718
50.1%
17
Germany
DKK 7594782
50.9%
18
Ireland
DKK 7529830
51.3%
19
France
DKK 6683874
56.8%
20
Belgium
DKK 5821067
62.4%
21
Finland
DKK 5803685
62.5%
22
Portugal
DKK 5632144
63.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 8491838
45.1%
1
Canada
DKK 7353259
52.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 13876035
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 12863762
16.9%
2
Singapore
DKK 12127267
21.6%
3
Indonesia
DKK 10484304
32.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 10152663
34.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 10087346
34.8%
6
Vietnam
DKK 10067515
34.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 9654107
37.6%
8
New Zealand
DKK 9511837
38.5%
9
Taiwan
DKK 9459142
38.9%
10
Malaysia
DKK 9263886
40.1%
11
China
DKK 8708083
43.7%
12
Japan
DKK 8522906
44.9%
13
Australia
DKK 8334237
46.1%
14
South Korea
DKK 8280659
46.5%
15
India
DKK 3309850
78.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 13698342
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 11220255
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 10464182
32.4%
3
Panama
DKK 10373365
33.0%
4
Mexico
DKK 10089813
34.8%
5
Argentina
DKK 10055963
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 10041727
35.1%
7
Colombia
DKK 9602076
37.9%
8
Uruguay
DKK 9587620
38.0%
9
Peru
DKK 9531092
38.4%
10
Chile
DKK 9453444
38.9%
11
Ecuador
DKK 8921152
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 11256212
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 10833100
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 10547759
31.8%
3
Nigeria
DKK 10524100
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 10240912
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 10071501
34.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 9516580
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 9428021
39.1%
8
Morocco
DKK 9390938
39.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 9290484
40.0%
10
South Africa
DKK 8578616
44.6%
11
Uganda
DKK 8533955
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 15396452
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 15369890
0.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 15253511
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14697249
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 14697249
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 14233125
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 11605026
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11604416
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 9011684
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 7906986
48.9%
10
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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.