Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,657 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 740 kr
Communal tax
- 693 kr
Church tax
- 28.74 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,598 kr
Net pay
* 4,059 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
39.0%
61.0%
Net pay
39.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,059 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,598 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,519 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,657 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 24.82 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
80.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39% tax rate now rises to 80.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 41.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,657 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,598 kr. That means that your net pay will be 4,059 kr per year, or 338 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 39.0% 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 6657
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 6657
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 6657
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 6657
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 6657
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 6657
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 6234
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 6045
9.2%
8
Switzerland
DKK 6013
9.7%
9
France
DKK 6011
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 5925
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 5921
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 5792
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 5425
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 5359
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 5227
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 5203
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4956
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 4610
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 4527
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 4187
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 4054
39.1%
22
Romania
DKK 3894
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 6385
4.1%
1
USA
DKK 6080
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 6657
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 6657
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 6657
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 6581
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 6324
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 6107
8.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 6086
8.6%
7
Taiwan
DKK 6068
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 5945
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 5865
11.9%
10
India
DKK 5858
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 5838
12.3%
12
China
DKK 5779
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 5660
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 5409
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 5272
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 6499
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 6158
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 6128
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 6124
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 6028
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 6019
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 5958
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 5925
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 5825
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 5525
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 5485
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 5452
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 6590
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 6258
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 6208
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 6169
7.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 6052
9.1%
5
Senegal
DKK 5875
11.8%
6
Kenya
DKK 5811
12.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 5640
15.3%
8
Mozambique
DKK 5630
15.4%
9
Cameroon
DKK 5617
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 5263
20.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 5161
22.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 6657
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 6324
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 6324
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 6124
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 6124
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 5925
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 5806
12.8%
7
Israel
DKK 5782
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 5707
14.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 5592
16.0%
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.