Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,964,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 663,364 kr
Communal tax
- 1,377,172 kr
Church tax
- 57,133 kr
Top bracket tax
- 723,874 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,822,678 kr
Net pay
* 3,141,322 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.3%
52.7%
Net pay
47.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,141,322 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,822,678 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,836,600 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,964,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.3% tax rate now rises to 47.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,964,000 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,822,678 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,141,322 kr per year, or 261,777 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 5188680
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4860660
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4801020
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4584874
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3488940
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3451886
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3357630
43.7%
7
Greece
DKK 3354253
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3242430
45.6%
9
Norway
DKK 3236120
45.7%
10
Spain
DKK 3213145
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3187661
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3164852
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3145293
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3076157
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3049488
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 2986366
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2966572
50.3%
18
France
DKK 2757570
53.8%
19
Italy
DKK 2757405
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2303285
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2267439
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2209700
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3424720
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2935417
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5319926
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 4973128
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4711973
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4057715
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 3973251
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3907934
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3888103
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3755069
37.0%
8
Philippines
DKK 3751976
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3712697
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3654976
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3479349
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3399428
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3324895
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3295639
44.7%
15
India
DKK 2215902
62.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5284064
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4327834
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4082751
31.5%
3
Panama
DKK 4027584
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3910401
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3895588
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3876551
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3813577
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3803163
36.2%
9
Chile
DKK 3749371
37.1%
10
Peru
DKK 3708184
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3497862
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4340023
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4178349
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4061040
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4057583
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3952172
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3892088
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3669905
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3639813
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3629938
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3586411
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3349883
43.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 3305222
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5889664
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5863102
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5841791
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5665800
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5665800
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5486880
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4474935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4474325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3474835
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3153592
47.1%
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.