Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,472 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,943 kr
Communal tax
- 2,734 kr
Church tax
- 86.52 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,900 kr
Net pay
* 11,572 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,572 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,900 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,821 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,472 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.34 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 63.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,472 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,900 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,572 kr per year, or 964 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% 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 17472
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 17472
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 17472
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 17472
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 17472
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 16363
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 16093
7.9%
7
Sweden
DKK 16077
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 15866
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15777
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 15550
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 15541
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 15201
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 14240
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14065
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13720
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13655
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13008
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12099
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11881
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11330
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10995
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10221
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15959
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15529
11.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 17472
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 17472
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 17472
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 17338
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 16598
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16442
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 16050
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15926
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15604
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15408
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15395
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15375
12.0%
12
China
DKK 15168
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14823
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 14198
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13838
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 17047
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 16147
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 16083
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 16074
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15821
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15797
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15637
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15550
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15288
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14502
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14397
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14310
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 17297
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 16294
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15389
11.9%
3
Kenya
DKK 15120
13.5%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15083
13.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14741
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14473
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14071
19.5%
8
Senegal
DKK 13717
21.5%
9
Angola
DKK 13491
22.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 13466
22.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12755
27.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 17472
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16598
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16598
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 16074
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 16074
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 15550
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 15174
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14421
17.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 13685
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11503
34.2%
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.