Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,946 kr
Communal tax
- 2,925 kr
Church tax
- 121 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,129 kr
Net pay
* 11,371 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.0%
65.0%
Net pay
35.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 17,500 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,129 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,371 kr per year, or 948 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.0% 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 17500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 17500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 17500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 17500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 17500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 16389
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 16119
7.9%
7
Sweden
DKK 16097
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 15892
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15803
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 15575
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 15566
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 15225
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 14262
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14088
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13742
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13676
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13029
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12119
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11900
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11349
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11012
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10237
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15984
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15552
11.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 17325
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 16320
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15409
12.0%
3
Kenya
DKK 15143
13.5%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15106
13.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14765
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14495
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14093
19.5%
8
Senegal
DKK 13735
21.5%
9
Angola
DKK 13512
22.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 13484
23.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12774
27.0%
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.