Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,696 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,080 kr
Communal tax
- 3,145 kr
Church tax
- 122 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,482 kr
Net pay
* 12,214 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,214 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,482 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,404 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,696 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.91 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 62.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,696 kr a year living in the region of Ikast-Brande, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,482 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,214 kr per year, or 1,018 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.34 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.66 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,383 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 18696
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 18696
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 18696
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 18696
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 18696
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 17509
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17234
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 16978
9.2%
8
Sweden
DKK 16921
9.5%
9
France
DKK 16883
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16639
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16630
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16266
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15237
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15050
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14681
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14611
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13919
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12947
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12713
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12154
35.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11763
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10937
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17077
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 16524
11.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18696
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18696
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18696
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 18531
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 17761
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 17605
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17178
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17041
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16698
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 16484
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 16473
11.9%
11
India
DKK 16452
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16231
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15848
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 15192
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14807
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18215
2.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 18184
7.6%
2
Brazil
DKK 17267
7.6%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17210
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16929
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16903
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16733
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16639
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 16359
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 15518
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 15406
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15312
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 18509
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 17436
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 16177
13.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 16132
13.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 16088
14.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15774
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 15469
17.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 15025
19.6%
8
Senegal
DKK 14532
22.3%
9
Angola
DKK 14408
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 14253
23.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13587
27.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18696
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17761
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17761
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17200
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17200
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16639
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16237
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15347
17.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 14664
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 12216
34.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ikast-Brande 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.