Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
185,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 20,577 kr
Communal tax
- 35,033 kr
Church tax
- 1,109 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 57,855 kr
Net pay
* 127,145 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
31.3%
68.7%
Net pay
31.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 185,000 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 57,855 kr. That means that your net pay will be 127,145 kr per year, or 10,595 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 31.3% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
DKK 166264
10.1%
1
Ireland
DKK 163042
11.9%
2
United Kingdom
DKK 161121
12.9%
3
Russia
DKK 160950
13.0%
4
France
DKK 157131
15.1%
5
Norway
DKK 151565
18.1%
6
Hungary
DKK 150775
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
DKK 150112
18.9%
8
Ukraine
DKK 148925
19.5%
9
Austria
DKK 148828
19.6%
10
Spain
DKK 147238
20.4%
11
Czech Republic
DKK 145967
21.1%
12
Italy
DKK 133754
27.7%
13
Sweden
DKK 133012
28.1%
14
Greece
DKK 132989
28.1%
15
Germany
DKK 132437
28.4%
16
Poland
DKK 126860
31.4%
17
Denmark
DKK 124041
33.0%
18
Finland
DKK 122146
34.0%
19
Portugal
DKK 118657
35.9%
20
Netherlands
DKK 116417
37.1%
21
Belgium
DKK 109555
40.8%
22
Romania
DKK 108225
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 153546
17.0%
1
Canada
DKK 137133
25.9%
2
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.