Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 945 kr
Communal tax
- 1,030 kr
Church tax
- 30.93 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,143 kr
Net pay
* 5,357 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
37.0%
63.0%
Net pay
37.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 8,500 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,143 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,357 kr per year, or 446 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 8500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8500
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8500
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8500
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 7960
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7731
9.1%
8
Italy
DKK 7719
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7675
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7565
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7561
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7395
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6928
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6843
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6675
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6643
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6328
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5886
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5780
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5348
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5294
37.7%
22
Romania
DKK 4973
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 8011
5.8%
1
USA
DKK 7764
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 8500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 8500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 8500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 8424
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 8075
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7861
7.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7783
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7748
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7591
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7489
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7480
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7462
12.2%
12
China
DKK 7379
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 7227
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6907
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6732
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8298
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7863
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7824
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7820
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7697
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7685
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7607
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7565
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7437
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7055
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7004
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6962
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8415
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 7990
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 7927
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 7637
10.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 7631
10.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 7425
12.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 7356
13.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 7172
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 7142
16.0%
9
Ghana
DKK 7076
16.8%
10
Angola
DKK 6685
21.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6479
23.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8075
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8075
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7820
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7820
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7565
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7382
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7336
13.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 7125
16.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 7062
16.9%
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.