Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,378 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 265 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,400 kr
Net pay
* 978 kr
Marginal tax rate
11.1%
Average tax rate
58.9%
41.1%
Net pay
58.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
978 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,400 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,322 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 2,378 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 64.43 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
94.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 58.9% tax rate now rises to 94.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 35.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,378 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,400 kr. That means that your net pay will be 978 kr per year, or 81.47 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 58.9% and your marginal tax rate is 11.1%. 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 11.12 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 88.88 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 889 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,444 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 2378
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 2378
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 2378
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 2378
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 2378
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 2378
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 2227
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 2159
9.2%
8
France
DKK 2147
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 2116
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 2115
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 2069
13.0%
12
Switzerland
DKK 2025
14.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 1938
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 1914
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 1867
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 1858
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 1770
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 1647
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 1617
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 1494
37.2%
21
Romania
DKK 1391
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 978
58.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 2340
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 2172
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 2378
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 2378
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 2378
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 2302
3.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 2259
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 2169
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 2168
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 2124
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 2095
11.9%
9
India
DKK 2093
12.0%
10
Malaysia
DKK 2065
13.2%
11
China
DKK 2064
13.2%
12
Philippines
DKK 2050
13.8%
13
Vietnam
DKK 2022
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 1932
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1883
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 2322
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 2200
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 2189
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 2188
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 2153
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 2150
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 2128
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 2116
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 2081
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 1974
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 1959
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 1948
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 2354
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 2258
5.1%
2
Zambia
DKK 2235
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 2218
6.7%
4
Ghana
DKK 2203
7.3%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 2200
7.5%
6
Senegal
DKK 2163
9.0%
7
Kenya
DKK 2091
12.1%
8
Mozambique
DKK 2010
15.5%
9
Cameroon
DKK 2006
15.6%
10
Nigeria
DKK 1943
18.3%
11
Angola
DKK 1927
19.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 2378
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 2259
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 2259
5.0%
3
Egypt
DKK 2224
6.5%
4
Bahrain
DKK 2188
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 2188
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 2138
10.1%
7
Kuwait
DKK 2116
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 2065
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 2003
15.8%
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.