Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,724 kr
Communal tax
- 2,514 kr
Church tax
- 104 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,478 kr
Net pay
* 10,022 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.3%
64.7%
Net pay
35.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,022 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,478 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,399 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 15,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.52 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.3% tax rate now rises to 65.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 30.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,500 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,478 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,022 kr per year, or 835 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.3% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 15500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 15500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 15500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 15500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 15500
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14715
5.1%
6
Spain
DKK 14516
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 14255
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14076
9.2%
9
France
DKK 13996
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 13795
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 13787
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 13485
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 12633
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12477
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12171
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12113
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11540
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10734
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10540
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10003
35.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9756
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9067
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 14158
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13927
10.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 15500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 15500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 15500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 15409
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14725
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14572
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14233
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14128
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 13843
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13673
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13657
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13640
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13456
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13173
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12595
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12276
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 15132
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 14337
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 14268
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 14260
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14035
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14014
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 13873
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 13795
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 13562
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12865
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12772
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12694
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 15345
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 14455
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14035
9.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 13489
13.0%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13464
13.1%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13078
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12867
17.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 12534
19.1%
8
Senegal
DKK 12403
20.0%
9
Uganda
DKK 12205
21.3%
10
Angola
DKK 12014
22.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11413
26.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 15500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14725
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14725
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 14260
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 14260
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13795
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13462
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12866
17.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 12165
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 10354
33.2%
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.