Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,616 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 958 kr
Communal tax
- 1,100 kr
Church tax
- 35.08 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,229 kr
Net pay
* 5,387 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
37.5%
62.5%
Net pay
37.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,387 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,229 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,150 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,616 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 19.91 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
76.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.5% tax rate now rises to 76.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,616 kr a year living in the region of Horsens, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,229 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,387 kr per year, or 449 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.5% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 8616
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8616
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8616
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8616
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8616
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8616
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 8069
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7839
9.0%
8
Italy
DKK 7824
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7780
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7668
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7664
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7496
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 7022
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6936
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6766
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6734
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6415
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5967
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5859
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5421
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5372
37.7%
22
Romania
DKK 5040
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 8113
5.8%
1
USA
DKK 7870
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 8616
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 8616
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 8616
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 8540
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 8185
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7972
7.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7890
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7853
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7695
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7592
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7582
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7564
12.2%
12
China
DKK 7480
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 7326
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 7001
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6824
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8411
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7970
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7931
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7927
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7802
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7790
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7711
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7668
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7539
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7151
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7100
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 7057
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8530
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 8099
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 8035
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 7731
10.3%
4
Uganda
DKK 7722
10.4%
5
Kenya
DKK 7527
12.6%
6
Senegal
DKK 7449
13.6%
7
Cameroon
DKK 7269
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 7237
16.0%
9
Ghana
DKK 7167
16.8%
10
Angola
DKK 6774
21.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6561
23.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8616
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8185
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8185
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7927
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7927
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7668
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7483
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7427
13.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 7213
16.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 7154
17.0%
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.