Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,584,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 176,185 kr
Communal tax
- 357,280 kr
Church tax
- 14,822 kr
Top bracket tax
- 132,731 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 682,154 kr
Net pay
* 901,846 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
901,846 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
682,154 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
696,076 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 1,584,000 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 1,584,000 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 682,154 kr. That means that your net pay will be 901,846 kr per year, or 75,154 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 48.87 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.13 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 2,557 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 1378080
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 1290960
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 1275120
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 1212274
23.5%
4
Switzerland
DKK 1088825
31.3%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 975780
38.4%
6
Norway
DKK 932240
41.2%
7
Poland
DKK 930999
41.2%
8
Spain
DKK 930474
41.3%
9
Romania
DKK 926640
41.5%
10
Austria
DKK 925840
41.6%
11
France
DKK 913904
42.3%
12
Denmark
DKK 901787
43.1%
13
Greece
DKK 901453
43.1%
14
Ireland
DKK 864172
45.4%
15
Netherlands
DKK 864257
45.4%
16
Sweden
DKK 859062
45.8%
17
Luxembourg
DKK 851336
46.3%
18
Germany
DKK 842747
46.8%
19
Italy
DKK 769761
51.4%
20
Finland
DKK 690569
56.4%
21
Portugal
DKK 665577
58.0%
22
Belgium
DKK 630200
60.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 1045757
34.0%
1
Canada
DKK 900013
43.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 1377926
13.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 1337728
15.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 1293517
18.3%
3
Taiwan
DKK 1127069
28.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 1126251
28.9%
5
Indonesia
DKK 1096836
30.8%
6
China
DKK 1070349
32.4%
7
Pakistan
DKK 1060934
33.0%
8
Vietnam
DKK 1041103
34.3%
9
New Zealand
DKK 1040897
34.3%
10
Malaysia
DKK 1037113
34.5%
11
Philippines
DKK 1032726
34.8%
12
Japan
DKK 1022965
35.4%
13
South Korea
DKK 1013972
36.0%
14
Australia
DKK 974239
38.5%
15
India
DKK 814698
48.6%
16
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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.