Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,188 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,133 kr
Communal tax
- 1,358 kr
Church tax
- 56.66 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,683 kr
Net pay
* 6,505 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.6%
Average tax rate
36.2%
63.8%
Net pay
36.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,505 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,683 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,605 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 10,188 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 17.28 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
73.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.2% tax rate now rises to 73.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 36.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,188 kr a year living in the region of Kalundborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,683 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,505 kr per year, or 542 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.2% and your marginal tax rate is 31.6%. 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 31.63 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.37 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 684 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,419 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 10188
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 10188
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 10188
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 10188
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 10188
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 10157
0.3%
6
Spain
DKK 9541
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 9304
8.7%
8
Italy
DKK 9252
9.2%
9
France
DKK 9200
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 9067
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 9062
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 8864
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 8303
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 8201
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 8000
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 7962
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 7585
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7055
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 6928
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 6430
36.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 6411
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 5960
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 9494
6.8%
1
USA
DKK 9306
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 10188
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 10188
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 10188
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 10112
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 9679
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 9485
6.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 9338
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 9286
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 9099
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 8977
11.9%
10
India
DKK 8965
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 8951
12.1%
12
China
DKK 8845
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 8662
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 8279
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 8069
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 9946
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 9424
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 9378
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 9373
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 9225
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 9211
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 9118
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 9067
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 8914
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 8456
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 8395
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 8344
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 10086
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 9577
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 9501
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 9074
10.9%
4
Kenya
DKK 8901
12.6%
5
Uganda
DKK 8815
13.5%
6
Senegal
DKK 8668
14.9%
7
Cameroon
DKK 8596
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 8526
16.3%
9
Ghana
DKK 8392
17.6%
10
Angola
DKK 7981
21.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 7672
24.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 10188
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 9679
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 9679
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 9373
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 9373
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 9067
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 8848
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 8669
14.9%
8
Turkey
DKK 8400
17.6%
9
Egypt
DKK 8374
17.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kalundborg 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.