Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,970,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 330,347 kr
Communal tax
- 653,414 kr
Church tax
- 19,613 kr
Top bracket tax
- 326,985 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,331,496 kr
Net pay
* 1,638,504 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.0%
Average tax rate
44.8%
55.2%
Net pay
44.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,638,504 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,331,496 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,345,417 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 2,970,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.53 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.8% tax rate now rises to 45.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,970,000 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,331,496 kr. That means that your net pay will be 1,638,504 kr per year, or 136,542 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 44.8% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 2583900
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 2420550
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 2390850
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 2279494
23.3%
4
Switzerland
DKK 1819533
38.7%
5
Romania
DKK 1737450
41.5%
6
Poland
DKK 1728705
41.8%
7
United Kingdom
DKK 1693035
43.0%
8
Greece
DKK 1677613
43.5%
9
Spain
DKK 1662240
44.0%
10
Norway
DKK 1661276
44.1%
11
Austria
DKK 1661046
44.1%
12
Denmark
DKK 1611719
45.7%
13
Luxembourg
DKK 1583421
46.7%
14
Netherlands
DKK 1564187
47.3%
15
Sweden
DKK 1552196
47.7%
16
Germany
DKK 1535025
48.3%
17
Ireland
DKK 1529452
48.5%
18
France
DKK 1512501
49.1%
19
Italy
DKK 1398727
52.9%
20
Finland
DKK 1200894
59.6%
21
Belgium
DKK 1148285
61.3%
22
Portugal
DKK 1131860
61.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 1810706
39.0%
1
Canada
DKK 1544093
48.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 2625326
11.6%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 2488108
16.2%
2
Singapore
DKK 2376653
20.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 2033772
31.5%
4
Thailand
DKK 2027151
31.8%
5
Pakistan
DKK 1961834
33.9%
6
Taiwan
DKK 1958669
34.1%
7
Vietnam
DKK 1942003
34.6%
8
Philippines
DKK 1893201
36.3%
9
New Zealand
DKK 1886357
36.5%
10
Malaysia
DKK 1884240
36.6%
11
China
DKK 1832649
38.3%
12
Japan
DKK 1785877
39.9%
13
South Korea
DKK 1764162
40.6%
14
Australia
DKK 1708819
42.5%
15
India
DKK 1475574
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 2634132
11.3%
1
Brazil
DKK 2157184
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 2073028
30.2%
3
Panama
DKK 2029089
31.7%
4
Uruguay
DKK 1995141
32.8%
5
Colombia
DKK 1976888
33.4%
6
Mexico
DKK 1964301
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
DKK 1959967
34.0%
8
Chile
DKK 1952971
34.2%
9
Argentina
DKK 1930451
35.0%
10
Peru
DKK 1874359
36.9%
11
Ecuador
DKK 1789890
39.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 2161888
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 2082549
29.9%
2
Nigeria
DKK 2021064
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 2018159
32.1%
4
Ghana
DKK 1971641
33.6%
5
Mozambique
DKK 1945988
34.5%
6
Zambia
DKK 1828595
38.4%
7
Cameroon
DKK 1816916
38.8%
8
Morocco
DKK 1815610
38.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 1790011
39.7%
10
South Africa
DKK 1703183
42.7%
11
Uganda
DKK 1658522
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 2895664
2.5%
1
Bahrain
DKK 2877731
3.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
DKK 2869102
3.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 2821500
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 2821500
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 2732400
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 2229435
24.9%
7
Lebanon
DKK 2228825
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 1731100
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 1656592
44.2%
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.