Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 223 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,358 kr
Net pay
* 642 kr
Marginal tax rate
11.1%
Average tax rate
67.9%
32.1%
Net pay
67.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
642 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,358 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,280 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 2,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 76.40 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
96.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 67.9% tax rate now rises to 96.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,000 kr a year living in the region of Gribskov, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,358 kr. That means that your net pay will be 642 kr per year, or 53.47 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 67.9% and your marginal tax rate is 11.1%. 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 11.13 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 88.87 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 889 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,444 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 1968
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 1827
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 2000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 2000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 2000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 1924
3.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 1900
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 1824
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 1823
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 1786
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 1762
11.9%
9
India
DKK 1760
12.0%
10
China
DKK 1736
13.2%
11
Malaysia
DKK 1718
14.1%
12
Philippines
DKK 1709
14.6%
13
Vietnam
DKK 1700
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 1625
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1584
20.8%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Gribskov 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.