Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,292 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,923 kr
Communal tax
- 2,973 kr
Church tax
- 112 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,143 kr
Net pay
* 11,149 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
35.5%
64.5%
Net pay
35.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,149 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,143 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,065 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,292 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.60 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.5% tax rate now rises to 64.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,292 kr a year living in the region of Kerteminde -, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,143 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,149 kr per year, or 929 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.5% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15794
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15383
11.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16875
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15982
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15917
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15909
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15658
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15634
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15476
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15390
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15130
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14352
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14249
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14162
18.1%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kerteminde - 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.