Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,506 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,391 kr
Communal tax
- 1,776 kr
Church tax
- 56.22 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,359 kr
Net pay
* 8,147 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,147 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,359 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,281 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 12,506 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 14.62 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
69.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 69.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,506 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,359 kr. That means that your net pay will be 8,147 kr per year, or 679 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% and your marginal tax rate is 31.0%. 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 31.01 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.99 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 690 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,450 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 12506
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 12506
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 12506
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 12506
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 12506
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 12423
0.7%
6
Spain
DKK 11712
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 11465
8.3%
8
Italy
DKK 11357
9.2%
9
France
DKK 11293
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 11130
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 11124
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 10880
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 10192
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 10067
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 9820
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 9774
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 9311
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 8660
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 8504
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7989
36.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7871
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 7316
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 11433
8.6%
1
USA
DKK 11423
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 12506
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 12506
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 12506
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 12430
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 11881
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 11721
6.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 11474
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 11399
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 11169
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 11019
11.9%
10
Malaysia
DKK 11014
11.9%
11
India
DKK 11005
12.0%
12
China
DKK 10857
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 10633
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 10162
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 9905
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 12209
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 11568
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 11512
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 11506
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 11324
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 11307
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 11193
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 11130
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10943
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 10380
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 10305
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 10242
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 12506
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 11881
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 11881
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 11505
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 11505
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 11130
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 10861
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 10500
16.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 10027
19.8%
9
Turkey
DKK 8486
32.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Herlev 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.