Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,520 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 280 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,416 kr
Net pay
* 1,104 kr
Marginal tax rate
11.1%
Average tax rate
56.2%
43.8%
Net pay
56.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,104 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,416 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,338 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 2,520 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 60.86 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
93.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 56.2% tax rate now rises to 93.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 37.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,520 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,416 kr. That means that your net pay will be 1,104 kr per year, or 91.99 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 56.2% and your marginal tax rate is 11.1%. 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 11.13 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 88.87 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 889 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,444 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 2520
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 2520
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 2520
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 2520
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 2520
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 2520
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 2360
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 2288
9.2%
8
France
DKK 2276
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 2243
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 2242
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 2192
13.0%
12
Switzerland
DKK 2157
14.4%
13
Hungary
DKK 2054
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 2029
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 1979
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 1969
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 1876
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 1745
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 1714
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 1582
37.2%
21
Romania
DKK 1474
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 1104
56.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 2480
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 2302
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 2520
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 2520
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 2520
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 2444
3.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 2394
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 2298
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 2297
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 2251
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 2220
11.9%
9
India
DKK 2218
12.0%
10
Malaysia
DKK 2195
12.9%
11
China
DKK 2188
13.2%
12
Philippines
DKK 2178
13.6%
13
Vietnam
DKK 2143
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 2048
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1996
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 2460
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 2331
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 2320
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 2318
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 2282
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 2278
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 2255
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 2243
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 2205
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 2092
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 2076
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 2064
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 2495
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 2391
5.1%
2
Zambia
DKK 2369
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 2350
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 2331
7.5%
5
Ghana
DKK 2324
7.8%
6
Senegal
DKK 2293
9.0%
7
Kenya
DKK 2219
11.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 2133
15.3%
9
Cameroon
DKK 2126
15.6%
10
Nigeria
DKK 2053
18.5%
11
Angola
DKK 2039
19.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 2520
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 2394
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 2394
5.0%
3
Egypt
DKK 2333
7.4%
4
Bahrain
DKK 2318
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 2318
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 2263
10.2%
7
Kuwait
DKK 2243
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 2189
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 2123
15.8%
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.