Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,440 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,829 kr
Communal tax
- 2,717 kr
Church tax
- 105 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,786 kr
Net pay
* 10,654 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.2%
64.8%
Net pay
35.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,654 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,786 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,708 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,440 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.99 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.2% tax rate now rises to 64.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,440 kr a year living in the region of Hedensted, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,786 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,654 kr per year, or 888 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.2% 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 32.58 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.42 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16440
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16440
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16440
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16440
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16440
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15396
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15364
6.5%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15131
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14929
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14845
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14632
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14623
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14303
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13399
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13234
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12909
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12848
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12240
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11385
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11179
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10636
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10347
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9617
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15016
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14691
10.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16440
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16440
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16440
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16332
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15618
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15464
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15099
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14985
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14683
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14500
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14485
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14467
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14272
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13960
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13359
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13020
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16050
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15202
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15133
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15125
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14886
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14864
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14714
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14632
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14385
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13645
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13547
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13464
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16276
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15332
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14681
10.7%
3
Kenya
DKK 14266
13.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14236
13.4%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13871
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13632
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13267
19.3%
8
Senegal
DKK 13029
20.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 12803
22.1%
10
Angola
DKK 12718
22.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12053
26.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16440
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15618
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15618
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15125
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15125
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14632
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14278
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13608
17.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 12886
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 10902
33.7%
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.