Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,328 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,927 kr
Communal tax
- 2,777 kr
Church tax
- 83.36 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,923 kr
Net pay
* 11,405 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
34.2%
65.8%
Net pay
34.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,405 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,923 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,845 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,328 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.45 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.2% tax rate now rises to 63.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,328 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,923 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,405 kr per year, or 950 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.2% 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 15827
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15412
11.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 17328
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 17328
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 17328
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 17198
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 16462
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16306
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15917
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15794
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15476
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15281
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15268
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15249
12.0%
12
China
DKK 15043
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14703
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 14080
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13724
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16909
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 16015
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15950
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15942
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15690
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15667
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15509
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15422
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15162
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14382
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14278
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14192
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 17328
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16462
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16462
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15942
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15942
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 15422
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 15049
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14308
17.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 13570
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11419
34.1%
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.