Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,970,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 997,715 kr
Communal tax
- 2,077,125 kr
Church tax
- 86,171 kr
Top bracket tax
- 1,129,575 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,291,722 kr
Net pay
* 4,678,278 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.8%
52.2%
Net pay
47.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,678,278 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,291,722 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,305,644 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,970,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.80 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.8% tax rate now rises to 47.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,970,000 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,291,722 kr. That means that your net pay will be 4,678,278 kr per year, or 389,856 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.9% 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 7803900
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 7310550
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 7220850
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 6899494
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 5247450
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 5181975
42.2%
6
Greece
DKK 5037613
43.8%
7
Switzerland
DKK 4937092
45.0%
8
Norway
DKK 4817276
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
DKK 4798035
46.5%
10
Spain
DKK 4770253
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4752621
47.0%
12
Denmark
DKK 4685015
47.8%
13
Austria
DKK 4658482
48.1%
14
Netherlands
DKK 4594187
48.8%
15
Sweden
DKK 4552771
49.2%
16
Germany
DKK 4443525
50.5%
17
Ireland
DKK 4409452
50.8%
18
Italy
DKK 4177238
53.4%
19
France
DKK 3999048
55.4%
20
Finland
DKK 3410094
62.0%
21
Belgium
DKK 3391079
62.2%
22
Portugal
DKK 3291860
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 5026918
44.0%
1
Canada
DKK 4332317
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 8025326
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 7468108
16.7%
2
Singapore
DKK 7056653
21.3%
3
Indonesia
DKK 6089771
32.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 5927151
33.9%
5
Pakistan
DKK 5861834
34.7%
6
Vietnam
DKK 5842003
34.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 5618201
37.4%
8
Taiwan
DKK 5558669
38.0%
9
New Zealand
DKK 5546357
38.2%
10
Malaysia
DKK 5428486
39.5%
11
China
DKK 5132649
42.8%
12
Japan
DKK 5019447
44.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 4891884
45.5%
14
Australia
DKK 4888819
45.5%
15
India
DKK 2561803
71.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 7944618
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 6507184
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 6100528
32.0%
3
Panama
DKK 6034089
32.7%
4
Mexico
DKK 5864301
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 5838967
34.9%
6
Argentina
DKK 5830451
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 5639301
37.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 5636751
37.2%
9
Chile
DKK 5552971
38.1%
10
Peru
DKK 5549359
38.1%
11
Ecuador
DKK 5212680
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 6526888
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 6282549
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 6112109
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 6102264
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 5940641
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 5845988
34.8%
6
Zambia
DKK 5518595
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 5470016
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 5451538
39.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 5390011
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 5003183
44.2%
11
Uganda
DKK 4958522
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 8895664
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8869102
1.1%
2
Bahrain
DKK 8817731
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8521500
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 8521500
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 8252400
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 6729435
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 6728825
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 5225560
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 4656592
48.1%
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.