Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,940 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 549 kr
Communal tax
- 340 kr
Church tax
- 10.85 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,036 kr
Net pay
* 2,904 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
41.2%
58.8%
Net pay
41.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,904 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,036 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,958 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,940 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 32.30 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
84.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.2% tax rate now rises to 84.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,940 kr a year living in the region of Horsens, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,036 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,904 kr per year, or 242 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 41.2% and your marginal tax rate is 32.4%. 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 32.44 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.56 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 676 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,378 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4862
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4512
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4940
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4940
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4940
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4864
1.5%
4
Thailand
DKK 4693
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4505
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4503
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4472
9.5%
8
South Korea
DKK 4412
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4353
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4347
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4327
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4289
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4200
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4014
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3912
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4823
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4570
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4547
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4545
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4473
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4466
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4421
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4397
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4323
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4100
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4071
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4046
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4891
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4674
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 4644
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 4607
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 4570
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 4496
9.0%
6
Kenya
DKK 4307
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4301
12.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4217
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4168
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3930
20.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3902
21.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4940
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4693
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4693
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4545
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4545
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4397
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4363
11.7%
7
Egypt
DKK 4320
12.6%
8
Israel
DKK 4290
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4162
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Horsens 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.