Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,964 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 330 kr
Communal tax
- 14.53 kr
Church tax
- 0.58 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,481 kr
Net pay
* 1,483 kr
Marginal tax rate
21.6%
Average tax rate
50.0%
50.0%
Net pay
50.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,483 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,481 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,402 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 2,964 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 51.96 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
91.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 50% tax rate now rises to 91.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 41.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,964 kr a year living in the region of Herning, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,481 kr. That means that your net pay will be 1,483 kr per year, or 124 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 50.0% and your marginal tax rate is 21.6%. 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 21.62 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 78.38 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 784 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,919 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 2964
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 2964
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 2964
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 2964
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 2964
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 2964
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 2776
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 2692
9.2%
8
France
DKK 2676
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 2638
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 2636
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 2579
13.0%
12
Switzerland
DKK 2572
13.2%
13
Hungary
DKK 2416
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 2386
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 2327
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 2316
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 2207
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 2053
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 2016
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 1860
37.3%
21
Romania
DKK 1734
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 1483
50.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 2917
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 2707
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 2964
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 2964
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 2964
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 2888
2.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 2816
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 2703
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 2702
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 2647
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 2612
11.9%
9
India
DKK 2608
12.0%
10
Malaysia
DKK 2603
12.2%
11
Philippines
DKK 2593
12.5%
12
China
DKK 2573
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 2520
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 2409
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 2347
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 2894
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 2742
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 2728
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 2727
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 2684
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 2680
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 2653
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 2638
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 2593
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 2460
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 2442
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 2428
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 2934
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 2809
5.2%
2
Zambia
DKK 2786
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 2764
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 2742
7.5%
5
Ghana
DKK 2700
8.9%
6
Senegal
DKK 2699
9.0%
7
Kenya
DKK 2619
11.7%
8
Mozambique
DKK 2520
15.0%
9
Cameroon
DKK 2501
15.6%
10
Nigeria
DKK 2398
19.1%
11
Angola
DKK 2388
19.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 2964
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 2816
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 2816
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 2727
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 2727
8.0%
5
Egypt
DKK 2673
9.8%
6
Lebanon
DKK 2653
10.5%
7
Kuwait
DKK 2638
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 2574
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 2497
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Herning 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.