Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,350 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 929 kr
Communal tax
- 975 kr
Church tax
- 30.86 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,071 kr
Net pay
* 5,279 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
36.8%
63.2%
Net pay
36.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,279 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,071 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,992 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,350 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 20.35 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
76.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.8% tax rate now rises to 76.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 39.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,350 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,071 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,279 kr per year, or 440 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.8% 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 31.02 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.98 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 3,449 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7878
5.7%
1
USA
DKK 7627
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 8350
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 8350
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 8350
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 8274
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 7932
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7718
7.6%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7645
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7611
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7458
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7357
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7348
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7330
12.2%
12
China
DKK 7249
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 7100
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6785
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6613
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8266
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 7849
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 7787
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 7526
9.9%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 7503
10.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 7294
12.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 7235
13.4%
7
Cameroon
DKK 7045
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 7019
15.9%
9
Ghana
DKK 6959
16.7%
10
Angola
DKK 6570
21.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6373
23.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8350
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 7932
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 7933
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7682
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7682
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7432
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7252
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7216
13.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 7010
16.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 6943
16.9%
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.