Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,036,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 671,372 kr
Communal tax
- 1,393,937 kr
Church tax
- 57,828 kr
Top bracket tax
- 733,591 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,857,865 kr
Net pay
* 3,178,135 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
3,178,135 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,857,865 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,871,786 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,036,000 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 6,036,000 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,857,865 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,178,135 kr per year, or 264,845 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.4% 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 5251320
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4919340
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4858980
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4640314
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3531060
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3493326
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3394619
43.8%
7
Greece
DKK 3394573
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3279690
45.7%
9
Norway
DKK 3273992
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3250441
46.2%
11
Austria
DKK 3222917
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3202882
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3182173
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3112517
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3085495
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 3021268
50.0%
17
Ireland
DKK 3001132
50.3%
18
Italy
DKK 2790078
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2787306
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2329796
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2294353
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2235620
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3463096
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2968875
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5384726
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5032888
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4768133
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4106387
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 4020051
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3954734
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3934903
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3798269
37.1%
8
Philippines
DKK 3796676
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3756617
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3697455
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3518949
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3438231
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3362428
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3333799
44.8%
15
India
DKK 2224187
63.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5347790
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4380034
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4131081
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4075644
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3957201
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3942136
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3923351
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3857307
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3847081
36.3%
9
Chile
DKK 3792571
37.2%
10
Peru
DKK 3752284
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3538936
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4392403
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4228749
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4110167
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4106558
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3999800
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3938888
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3714185
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3683650
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3673569
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3629611
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3389483
43.9%
11
Uganda
DKK 3344822
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5961664
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5935102
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5913071
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5734200
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5734200
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5553120
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4528935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4528325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3516769
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3189592
47.2%
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.