Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,252 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 473 kr
Communal tax
- 199 kr
Church tax
- 8.43 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,816 kr
Net pay
* 2,436 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
42.7%
57.3%
Net pay
42.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,436 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,816 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,738 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,252 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 37.01 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
86.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.7% tax rate now rises to 86.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,252 kr a year living in the region of Holstebro, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,816 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,436 kr per year, or 203 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 42.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.71 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.29 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,365 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 4252
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 4252
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 4252
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 4252
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 4252
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 4252
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 3982
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 3861
9.2%
8
France
DKK 3840
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 3784
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 3782
11.1%
11
Switzerland
DKK 3771
11.3%
12
Russia
DKK 3699
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 3465
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 3423
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3339
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3323
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3166
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 2945
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 2891
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 2671
37.2%
21
Romania
DKK 2487
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 2436
42.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4185
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 3884
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4252
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4252
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4252
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4176
1.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 4039
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 3878
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 3876
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 3813
10.3%
8
South Korea
DKK 3798
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3746
11.9%
10
India
DKK 3742
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 3725
12.4%
12
China
DKK 3691
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 3615
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 3455
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3368
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4151
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 3933
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 3914
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 3912
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 3850
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 3844
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 3806
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 3784
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 3720
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 3529
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 3504
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 3482
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4209
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4024
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 3997
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 3965
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 3933
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 3876
8.8%
6
Ghana
DKK 3765
11.5%
7
Kenya
DKK 3707
12.8%
8
Mozambique
DKK 3632
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 3587
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3396
20.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3385
20.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4252
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4039
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4039
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 3912
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 3912
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 3784
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 3784
11.0%
7
Egypt
DKK 3732
12.2%
8
Israel
DKK 3693
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 3582
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Holstebro 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.