Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,583,916 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 176,176 kr
Communal tax
- 357,261 kr
Church tax
- 14,821 kr
Top bracket tax
- 132,720 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 682,113 kr
Net pay
* 901,803 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
43.1%
56.9%
Net pay
43.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
901,803 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
682,113 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
696,035 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 1,583,916 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.39 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.1% tax rate now rises to 43.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,583,916 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 682,113 kr. That means that your net pay will be 901,803 kr per year, or 75,150 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 43.1% and your marginal tax rate is 48.9%. 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 48.88 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.12 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 511 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,556 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 1378007
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 1290892
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 1275052
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 1212209
23.5%
4
Switzerland
DKK 1088776
31.3%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 975737
38.4%
6
Norway
DKK 932196
41.2%
7
Poland
DKK 930951
41.2%
8
Spain
DKK 930429
41.3%
9
Romania
DKK 926591
41.5%
10
Austria
DKK 925795
41.6%
11
France
DKK 913867
42.3%
12
Denmark
DKK 901744
43.1%
13
Greece
DKK 901406
43.1%
14
Ireland
DKK 864131
45.4%
15
Netherlands
DKK 864214
45.4%
16
Sweden
DKK 859020
45.8%
17
Luxembourg
DKK 851291
46.3%
18
Germany
DKK 842704
46.8%
19
Italy
DKK 769722
51.4%
20
Finland
DKK 690538
56.4%
21
Portugal
DKK 665551
58.0%
22
Belgium
DKK 630168
60.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 1045710
34.0%
1
Canada
DKK 899974
43.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 1377850
13.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 1337659
15.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 1293451
18.3%
3
Taiwan
DKK 1127018
28.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 1126196
28.9%
5
Indonesia
DKK 1096779
30.8%
6
China
DKK 1070303
32.4%
7
Pakistan
DKK 1060879
33.0%
8
Vietnam
DKK 1041048
34.3%
9
New Zealand
DKK 1040846
34.3%
10
Malaysia
DKK 1037061
34.5%
11
Philippines
DKK 1032674
34.8%
12
Japan
DKK 1022916
35.4%
13
South Korea
DKK 1013925
36.0%
14
Australia
DKK 974195
38.5%
15
India
DKK 814664
48.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 1407335
11.2%
1
Brazil
DKK 1152273
27.3%
2
Uruguay
DKK 1145136
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
DKK 1142620
27.9%
4
Colombia
DKK 1123444
29.1%
5
Chile
DKK 1117807
29.4%
6
Panama
DKK 1103878
30.3%
7
Puerto Rico
DKK 1063864
32.8%
8
Mexico
DKK 1062930
32.9%
9
Argentina
DKK 1029497
35.0%
10
Peru
DKK 1025382
35.3%
11
Ecuador
DKK 999178
36.9%
12
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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.