Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,925 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 548 kr
Communal tax
- 315 kr
Church tax
- 9.96 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,008 kr
Net pay
* 2,917 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
40.8%
59.2%
Net pay
40.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,917 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,008 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,930 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,925 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 32.34 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
84.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.8% tax rate now rises to 84.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,925 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,008 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,917 kr per year, or 243 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 40.8% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4847
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4498
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4808
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4556
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4533
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4531
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4460
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4453
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4408
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4383
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4309
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4088
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4058
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4034
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4925
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4679
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4679
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4531
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4531
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4383
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4351
11.7%
7
Egypt
DKK 4307
12.6%
8
Israel
DKK 4277
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4149
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.