Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,720 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,749 kr
Communal tax
- 2,608 kr
Church tax
- 117 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,610 kr
Net pay
* 10,110 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
35.7%
64.3%
Net pay
35.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,110 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,610 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,532 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 15,720 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.42 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.7% tax rate now rises to 65.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 30.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,720 kr a year living in the region of Guldborgsund, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,610 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,110 kr per year, or 843 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.06 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.94 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,347 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 15720
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 15720
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 15720
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 15720
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 15720
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14867
5.4%
6
Spain
DKK 14722
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 14460
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14275
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14195
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 13991
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 13983
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 13676
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 12812
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12655
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12344
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12285
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11704
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10886
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10690
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10151
35.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9895
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9196
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 14359
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14106
10.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 15720
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 15720
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 15720
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 15628
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14934
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14781
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14435
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14329
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14040
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13867
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13851
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13834
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13647
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13357
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12774
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12450
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 15347
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 14541
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 14470
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 14462
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14234
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14213
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14069
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 13991
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 13755
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13048
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12953
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12875
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 15563
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 14660
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14186
9.8%
3
Kenya
DKK 13671
13.0%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13645
13.2%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13263
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13046
17.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 12705
19.2%
8
Senegal
DKK 12550
20.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 12345
21.5%
10
Angola
DKK 12179
22.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11563
26.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 15720
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14934
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14934
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 14462
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 14462
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13991
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13653
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13040
17.1%
8
Egypt
DKK 12333
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 10482
33.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Guldborgsund 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.