Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,924 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,660 kr
Communal tax
- 2,413 kr
Church tax
- 87.06 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,296 kr
Net pay
* 9,628 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.5%
64.5%
Net pay
35.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,628 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,296 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,217 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 14,924 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.88 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
66.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.5% tax rate now rises to 66.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 31.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,924 kr a year living in the region of Kolding, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,296 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,628 kr per year, or 802 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.62 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.38 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,369 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 14924
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 14924
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 14924
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 14924
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 14924
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14317
4.1%
6
Spain
DKK 13976
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 13718
8.1%
8
Italy
DKK 13552
9.2%
9
France
DKK 13476
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 13282
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 13275
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 12984
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 12163
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12014
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 11719
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 11663
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11111
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10335
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10148
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 9616
35.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9395
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8731
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13631
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13456
9.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 14924
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 14924
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 14924
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 14836
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14178
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14026
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 13702
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 13603
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 13329
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13165
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13150
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13133
12.0%
12
China
DKK 12956
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 12689
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12127
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11820
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 14570
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 13805
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 13738
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 13730
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 13514
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 13493
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 13357
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 13282
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 13059
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12387
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12297
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12223
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 14775
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13918
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13639
8.6%
3
Kenya
DKK 13012
12.8%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 12990
13.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 12592
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12397
16.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 12085
19.0%
8
Senegal
DKK 12020
19.5%
9
Uganda
DKK 11839
20.7%
10
Angola
DKK 11582
22.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11021
26.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 14924
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14178
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14178
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13730
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13730
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13282
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 12961
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12411
16.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 11749
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 10019
32.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kolding 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.