Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,284 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,255 kr
Communal tax
- 1,646 kr
Church tax
- 68.26 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,105 kr
Net pay
* 7,179 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
36.4%
63.6%
Net pay
36.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,179 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,105 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,026 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 11,284 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 15.98 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
71.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.4% tax rate now rises to 71.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 35.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,284 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,105 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,179 kr per year, or 598 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.4% 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 32.57 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.43 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 3,372 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 11284
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 11284
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 11284
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 11284
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 11284
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 11229
0.5%
6
Spain
DKK 10567
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10326
8.5%
8
Italy
DKK 10247
9.2%
9
France
DKK 10189
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10043
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10037
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 9817
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9196
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9084
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 8861
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 8819
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8401
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7814
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 7673
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7167
36.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7101
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6601
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 10410
7.7%
1
USA
DKK 10307
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 11284
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 11284
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 11284
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 11208
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 10720
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 10542
6.6%
6
Indonesia
DKK 10348
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 10285
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 10078
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 9942
11.9%
10
India
DKK 9930
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 9927
12.0%
12
China
DKK 9796
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 9594
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 9169
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 8937
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11016
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 10438
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 10387
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 10381
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 10218
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 10202
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10099
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10043
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 9873
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9366
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9298
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 9242
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 11171
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 10607
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 10523
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 9980
11.6%
4
Kenya
DKK 9855
12.7%
5
Uganda
DKK 9523
15.6%
6
Cameroon
DKK 9521
15.6%
7
Senegal
DKK 9447
16.3%
8
Mozambique
DKK 9425
16.5%
9
Ghana
DKK 9247
18.1%
10
Angola
DKK 8822
21.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8447
25.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 11284
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 10720
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 10720
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 10381
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 10381
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10043
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 9800
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9535
15.5%
8
Turkey
DKK 9188
18.6%
9
Egypt
DKK 9157
18.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Lejre 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.