Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,312 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,703 kr
Communal tax
- 2,484 kr
Church tax
- 95.83 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,418 kr
Net pay
* 9,894 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.4%
64.6%
Net pay
35.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,894 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,418 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,340 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 15,312 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.63 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
66.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.4% tax rate now rises to 66.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 30.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,312 kr a year living in the region of Hedensted, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,418 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,894 kr per year, or 824 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.4% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.59 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.41 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,371 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 15312
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 15312
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 15312
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 15312
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 15312
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14585
4.8%
6
Spain
DKK 14340
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 14080
8.1%
8
Italy
DKK 13905
9.2%
9
France
DKK 13827
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 13628
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 13620
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 13321
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 12479
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12326
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12024
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 11966
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11400
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10604
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10412
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 9877
35.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9638
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8958
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13986
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13775
10.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 15312
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 15312
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 15312
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 15222
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14546
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14394
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14059
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 13957
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 13675
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13508
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13491
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13475
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13293
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13015
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12442
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12127
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 14948
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 14164
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 14095
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 14087
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 13865
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 13844
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 13704
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 13628
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 13398
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12709
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12617
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12541
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 15159
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 14280
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13906
9.2%
3
Kenya
DKK 13333
12.9%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13310
13.1%
5
Cameroon
DKK 12919
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12713
17.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 12387
19.1%
8
Senegal
DKK 12278
19.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 12085
21.1%
10
Angola
DKK 11873
22.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11285
26.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 15312
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14546
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14546
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 14087
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 14087
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13628
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13298
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12717
17.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 12025
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 10245
33.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Hedensted 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.