Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,889 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,100 kr
Communal tax
- 1,336 kr
Church tax
- 53.13 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,625 kr
Net pay
* 6,264 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.2%
Average tax rate
36.7%
63.3%
Net pay
36.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,264 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,625 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,547 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 9,889 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 17.74 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
73.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.7% tax rate now rises to 73.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 37% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,889 kr a year living in the region of Herning, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,625 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,264 kr per year, or 522 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.2%. 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 32.18 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.82 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 678 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,391 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 9889
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 9889
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 9889
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 9889
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 9889
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 9865
0.2%
6
Spain
DKK 9261
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 9026
8.7%
8
Italy
DKK 8980
9.2%
9
France
DKK 8930
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 8801
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 8796
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 8603
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 8060
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 7961
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 7765
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 7728
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 7362
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 6848
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 6725
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 6228
37.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 6223
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 5785
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 9236
6.6%
1
USA
DKK 9033
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 9889
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 9889
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 9889
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 9813
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 9395
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 9197
7.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 9062
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 9014
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 8832
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 8713
11.9%
10
India
DKK 8702
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 8686
12.2%
12
China
DKK 8585
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 8408
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 8036
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 7832
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 9654
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 9147
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 9103
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 9098
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 8954
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 8941
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 8851
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 8801
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 8653
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 8208
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 8149
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 8099
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 9790
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 9296
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 9222
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 8821
10.8%
4
Kenya
DKK 8641
12.6%
5
Uganda
DKK 8621
12.8%
6
Senegal
DKK 8455
14.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 8344
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 8281
16.3%
9
Ghana
DKK 8159
17.5%
10
Angola
DKK 7751
21.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 7461
24.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 9889
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 9395
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 9395
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 9098
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 9098
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 8801
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 8589
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 8433
14.7%
8
Turkey
DKK 8163
17.5%
9
Egypt
DKK 8153
17.6%
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.