Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,944 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 550 kr
Communal tax
- 327 kr
Church tax
- 9.81 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,022 kr
Net pay
* 2,922 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
40.9%
59.1%
Net pay
40.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,922 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,022 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,944 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,944 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 32.25 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
84.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.9% tax rate now rises to 84.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,944 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,022 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,922 kr per year, or 243 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 40.9% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Christiansø
DKK 3622
26.7%
1
Frederiksberg
DKK 2945
40.4%
2
Rudersdal
DKK 2940
40.5%
3
Tårnby
DKK 2940
40.5%
4
Gentofte
DKK 2930
40.7%
5
Gladsaxe
DKK 2931
40.7%
6
Glostrup
DKK 2930
40.7%
7
Herlev
DKK 2930
40.7%
8
Hørsholm
DKK 2932
40.7%
9
Vejle
DKK 2932
40.7%
10
Københavns
DKK 2928
40.8%
11
Allerød
DKK 2924
40.9%
12
Billund
DKK 2924
40.9%
13
Brøndby
DKK 2921
40.9%
14
Greve
DKK 2922
40.9%
15
Kalundborg
DKK 2920
40.9%
16
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 2923
40.9%
17
Aarhus
DKK 2919
41.0%
18
Dragør
DKK 2917
41.0%
19
Furesø
DKK 2916
41.0%
20
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 2917
41.0%
21
Fredensborg
DKK 2910
41.1%
22
Herning
DKK 2910
41.1%
23
Ishøj
DKK 2910
41.1%
24
Køge
DKK 2912
41.1%
25
Solrød
DKK 2913
41.1%
26
Ballerup
DKK 2906
41.2%
27
Gribskov
DKK 2906
41.2%
28
Helsingør
DKK 2907
41.2%
29
Holbæk
DKK 2905
41.2%
30
Horsens
DKK 2906
41.2%
31
Hvidovre
DKK 2906
41.2%
32
Ikast-Brande
DKK 2908
41.2%
33
Næstved
DKK 2909
41.2%
34
Odder
DKK 2908
41.2%
35
Odense
DKK 2907
41.2%
36
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 2908
41.2%
37
Roskilde
DKK 2908
41.2%
38
Slagelse
DKK 2908
41.2%
39
Varde
DKK 2908
41.2%
40
Vejen
DKK 2905
41.2%
41
Vordingborg
DKK 2906
41.2%
42
Aabenraa
DKK 2902
41.3%
43
Aalborg
DKK 2904
41.3%
44
Albertslund
DKK 2904
41.3%
45
Egedal
DKK 2903
41.3%
46
Esbjerg
DKK 2901
41.3%
47
Fanø
DKK 2901
41.3%
48
Favrskov
DKK 2900
41.3%
49
Fredericia
DKK 2904
41.3%
50
Halsnæs
DKK 2902
41.3%
51
Hedensted
DKK 2904
41.3%
52
Hillerød
DKK 2902
41.3%
53
Holstebro
DKK 2901
41.3%
54
Kolding
DKK 2903
41.3%
55
Lejre
DKK 2904
41.3%
56
Lemvig
DKK 2901
41.3%
57
Randers
DKK 2900
41.3%
58
Rebild
DKK 2902
41.3%
59
Rødovre
DKK 2903
41.3%
60
Silkeborg
DKK 2903
41.3%
61
Skive
DKK 2901
41.3%
62
Struer
DKK 2902
41.3%
63
Sønderborg
DKK 2901
41.3%
64
Tønder
DKK 2903
41.3%
65
Vallensbæk
DKK 2904
41.3%
66
Viborg
DKK 2903
41.3%
67
Faxe
DKK 2897
41.4%
68
Frederikssund
DKK 2899
41.4%
69
Guldborgsund
DKK 2896
41.4%
70
Jammerbugt
DKK 2897
41.4%
71
Mariagerfjord
DKK 2895
41.4%
72
Middelfart
DKK 2900
41.4%
73
Morsø
DKK 2896
41.4%
74
Nordfyns
DKK 2895
41.4%
75
Ringsted
DKK 2895
41.4%
76
Skanderborg
DKK 2898
41.4%
77
Syddjurs
DKK 2897
41.4%
78
Thisted
DKK 2899
41.4%
79
Assens
DKK 2894
41.5%
80
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 2894
41.5%
81
Brønderslev
DKK 2890
41.5%
82
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 2894
41.5%
83
Frederikshavn
DKK 2892
41.5%
84
Haderslev
DKK 2892
41.5%
85
Hjørring
DKK 2892
41.5%
86
Kerteminde -
DKK 2894
41.5%
87
Norddjurs
DKK 2894
41.5%
88
Nyborg
DKK 2892
41.5%
89
ODSHERRED
DKK 2892
41.5%
90
Samsø
DKK 2894
41.5%
91
Sorø
DKK 2892
41.5%
92
Stevns
DKK 2894
41.5%
93
Svendborg
DKK 2891
41.5%
94
Ærø
DKK 2893
41.5%
95
Langeland
DKK 2890
41.6%
96
Lolland
DKK 2888
41.6%
97
Læsø
DKK 2887
41.6%
98
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 2889
41.6%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 4944
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 4944
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 4944
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 4944
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 4944
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 4944
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 4630
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4490
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4464
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4416
10.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4400
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4398
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4301
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4029
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 3980
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3882
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3864
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3681
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3424
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3362
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3110
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 2902
41.3%
22
Romania
DKK 2892
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4866
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4516
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4944
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4944
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4944
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4868
1.5%
4
Thailand
DKK 4697
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4509
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4506
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4476
9.5%
8
South Korea
DKK 4416
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4356
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4351
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4331
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4292
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4204
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4017
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3916
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4827
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4573
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4551
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4548
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4477
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4470
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4425
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4400
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4326
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4104
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4074
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4049
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4895
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4678
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 4647
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 4611
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 4573
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 4499
9.0%
6
Kenya
DKK 4310
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4304
12.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4221
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4171
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3933
20.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3905
21.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4944
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4697
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4697
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4549
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4549
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4400
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4367
11.7%
7
Egypt
DKK 4323
12.6%
8
Israel
DKK 4294
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4165
15.8%
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.