Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,652 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 962 kr
Communal tax
- 1,104 kr
Church tax
- 45.78 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,248 kr
Net pay
* 5,404 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
37.5%
62.5%
Net pay
37.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,404 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,248 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,169 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,652 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 19.84 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
76.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.5% tax rate now rises to 76.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,652 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,248 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,404 kr per year, or 450 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.5% 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 8652
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8652
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8652
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8652
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8652
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8652
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 8103
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7873
9.0%
8
Italy
DKK 7857
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7813
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7700
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7696
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7527
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 7051
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6965
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6794
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6762
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6441
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5992
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5883
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5443
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5396
37.6%
22
Romania
DKK 5061
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 8145
5.9%
1
USA
DKK 7903
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8447
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 8003
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7964
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7960
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7834
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7822
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7744
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7700
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7571
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7181
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7129
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 7086
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8565
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 8133
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 8069
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 7761
10.3%
4
Uganda
DKK 7749
10.4%
5
Kenya
DKK 7558
12.6%
6
Senegal
DKK 7478
13.6%
7
Cameroon
DKK 7300
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 7266
16.0%
9
Ghana
DKK 7195
16.8%
10
Angola
DKK 6802
21.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6586
23.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8652
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8219
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8219
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7960
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7960
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7700
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7514
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7456
13.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 7240
16.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 7183
17.0%
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.