Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,844,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 650,016 kr
Communal tax
- 1,349,230 kr
Church tax
- 55,974 kr
Top bracket tax
- 707,678 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,764,033 kr
Net pay
* 3,079,967 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.3%
52.7%
Net pay
47.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 5,844,000 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,764,033 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,079,967 kr per year, or 256,664 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.3% 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 5084280
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4762860
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4704420
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4492474
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3418740
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3382821
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3295983
43.6%
7
Greece
DKK 3287053
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3180330
45.6%
9
Norway
DKK 3173000
45.7%
10
Spain
DKK 3150985
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3127768
46.5%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3101468
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3083828
47.2%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3015557
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 2989477
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 2928196
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2908972
50.2%
18
France
DKK 2708010
53.7%
19
Italy
DKK 2702949
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2259101
61.3%
21
Belgium
DKK 2222583
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2166500
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3360760
42.5%
1
Canada
DKK 2879652
50.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5211926
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 4873528
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4618372
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 3976595
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 3895251
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3829934
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3810103
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3683069
37.0%
8
Philippines
DKK 3677476
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3639497
37.7%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3584177
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3413349
41.6%
12
Japan
DKK 3334757
42.9%
13
South Korea
DKK 3262341
44.2%
14
Australia
DKK 3232039
44.7%
15
India
DKK 2202094
62.3%
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.