Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,560 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,508 kr
Communal tax
- 2,114 kr
Church tax
- 87.71 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,846 kr
Net pay
* 8,714 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.7%
64.3%
Net pay
35.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,714 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,846 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,767 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 13,560 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.84 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
68.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.7% tax rate now rises to 68.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,560 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,846 kr. That means that your net pay will be 8,714 kr per year, or 726 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.7% 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 13560
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 13560
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 13560
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 13560
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 13560
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 13375
1.4%
6
Spain
DKK 12699
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 12447
8.2%
8
Italy
DKK 12314
9.2%
9
France
DKK 12245
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 12068
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 12062
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 11797
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 11051
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 10916
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 10648
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 10597
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10095
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 9390
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9221
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 8698
35.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 8535
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 7933
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12386
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12314
9.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 13560
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 13560
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 13560
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 13479
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 12882
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 12732
6.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 12445
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 12360
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12111
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 11952
11.9%
10
New Zealand
DKK 11948
11.9%
11
India
DKK 11933
12.0%
12
China
DKK 11772
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 11529
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 11019
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 10740
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 13238
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 12543
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 12482
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 12475
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 12279
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 12260
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12136
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 12068
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 11865
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 11255
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11173
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11106
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 13424
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 12703
6.3%
2
Morocco
DKK 12646
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 11862
12.5%
4
Kenya
DKK 11836
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11441
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11287
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11066
18.4%
8
Ghana
DKK 11021
18.7%
9
Uganda
DKK 10971
19.1%
10
Angola
DKK 10547
22.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10056
25.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 13560
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 12882
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 12882
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 12475
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 12475
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12068
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 11777
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11333
16.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 10778
20.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 9173
32.4%
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.