Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
948,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 105,444 kr
Communal tax
- 205,798 kr
Church tax
- 8,182 kr
Top bracket tax
- 47,949 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 368,509 kr
Net pay
* 579,491 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.7%
Average tax rate
38.9%
61.1%
Net pay
38.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
579,491 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
368,509 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
382,431 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 948,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.03 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.9% tax rate now rises to 39.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 948,000 kr a year living in the region of Herning, Denmark, you will be taxed 368,509 kr. That means that your net pay will be 579,491 kr per year, or 48,291 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.9% and your marginal tax rate is 48.7%. 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 48.74 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.26 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 513 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,563 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 824760
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 772620
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 763140
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 722554
23.8%
4
Switzerland
DKK 708180
25.3%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 620886
34.5%
6
France
DKK 612353
35.4%
7
Norway
DKK 594417
37.3%
8
Spain
DKK 588218
38.0%
9
Denmark
DKK 576018
39.2%
10
Austria
DKK 573185
39.5%
11
Poland
DKK 564953
40.4%
12
Ireland
DKK 558892
41.1%
13
Romania
DKK 554580
41.5%
14
Greece
DKK 545293
42.5%
15
Netherlands
DKK 543077
42.7%
16
Sweden
DKK 541000
42.9%
17
Luxembourg
DKK 515888
45.6%
18
Germany
DKK 512887
45.9%
19
Italy
DKK 481144
49.3%
20
Finland
DKK 456394
51.9%
21
Portugal
DKK 427640
54.9%
22
Belgium
DKK 392463
58.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 654591
31.0%
1
Canada
DKK 596084
37.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 809848
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
DKK 805526
15.0%
2
Singapore
DKK 779720
17.8%
3
Taiwan
DKK 738264
22.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 709475
25.2%
5
China
DKK 705576
25.6%
6
Indonesia
DKK 666900
29.7%
7
South Korea
DKK 657812
30.6%
8
New Zealand
DKK 652937
31.1%
9
Pakistan
DKK 647534
31.7%
10
Japan
DKK 643170
32.2%
11
Philippines
DKK 637507
32.8%
12
Malaysia
DKK 637518
32.8%
13
Australia
DKK 637159
32.8%
14
Vietnam
DKK 627703
33.8%
15
India
DKK 512750
45.9%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 900600
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 900600
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 875951
7.6%
3
Kuwait
DKK 873664
7.8%
4
Oman
DKK 872160
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
DKK 853200
10.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 712935
24.8%
7
Lebanon
DKK 712325
24.9%
8
Israel
DKK 623530
34.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 553467
41.6%
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.