Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,613 kr
Communal tax
- 2,311 kr
Church tax
- 116 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,176 kr
Net pay
* 9,324 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.7%
64.3%
Net pay
35.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,324 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,176 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,097 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 14,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.17 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
67.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.7% tax rate now rises to 67.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 31.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,500 kr a year living in the region of Lemvig, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,176 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,324 kr per year, or 777 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.78 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.22 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,361 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 14500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 14500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 14500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 14500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 14500
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14024
3.3%
6
Spain
DKK 13579
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 13323
8.1%
8
Italy
DKK 13167
9.2%
9
France
DKK 13093
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 12905
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 12898
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 12615
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 11817
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 11672
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 11386
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 11332
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10795
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10041
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9860
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 9331
35.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9128
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8482
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13244
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13101
9.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 14500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 14500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 14500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 14415
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 13775
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 13624
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 13311
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 13217
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12950
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 12788
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 12776
11.9%
11
India
DKK 12760
12.0%
12
China
DKK 12588
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 12329
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 11782
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11484
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 14156
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 13413
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 13347
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 13340
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 13130
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 13110
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12978
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 12905
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 12688
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12035
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11948
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11875
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 14355
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13523
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13348
7.9%
3
Kenya
DKK 12654
12.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 12640
12.8%
5
Cameroon
DKK 12234
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12052
16.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 11754
18.9%
8
Senegal
DKK 11734
19.1%
9
Uganda
DKK 11569
20.2%
10
Angola
DKK 11260
22.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10721
26.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 14500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 13775
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 13775
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13340
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13340
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12905
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 12593
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12076
16.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 11447
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 9758
32.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Lemvig 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.