Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
159,900 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 17,785 kr
Communal tax
- 32,245 kr
Church tax
- 1,338 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 52,504 kr
Net pay
* 107,396 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 159,900 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 52,504 kr. That means that your net pay will be 107,396 kr per year, or 8,950 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
DKK 146641
8.3%
1
Switzerland
DKK 146264
8.5%
2
United Kingdom
DKK 144367
9.7%
3
Russia
DKK 139113
13.0%
4
France
DKK 136950
14.4%
5
Norway
DKK 134733
15.7%
6
Luxembourg
DKK 132137
17.4%
7
Austria
DKK 131359
17.9%
8
Hungary
DKK 130319
18.5%
9
Spain
DKK 129739
18.9%
10
Ukraine
DKK 128720
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
DKK 127393
20.3%
12
Italy
DKK 119479
25.3%
13
Germany
DKK 118240
26.1%
14
Greece
DKK 116618
27.1%
15
Sweden
DKK 116188
27.3%
16
Poland
DKK 110832
30.7%
17
Denmark
DKK 107154
33.0%
18
Finland
DKK 106567
33.4%
19
Portugal
DKK 104998
34.3%
20
Netherlands
DKK 100624
37.1%
21
Belgium
DKK 99063
38.1%
22
Romania
DKK 93541
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 134751
15.7%
1
Canada
DKK 118798
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 144568
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
DKK 142892
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 142427
10.9%
3
Ecuador
DKK 138856
13.2%
4
Colombia
DKK 135359
15.4%
5
Panama
DKK 132530
17.1%
6
Chile
DKK 129216
19.2%
7
Mexico
DKK 126334
21.0%
8
Peru
DKK 122894
23.1%
9
Brazil
DKK 119861
25.0%
10
Uruguay
DKK 116921
26.9%
11
Argentina
DKK 103886
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 151905
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 151905
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 147108
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 147108
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 143910
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 142311
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 137115
14.3%
7
Egypt
DKK 121860
23.8%
8
Lebanon
DKK 121250
24.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 93482
41.5%
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.