Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,436 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 271 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,407 kr
Net pay
* 1,029 kr
Marginal tax rate
11.1%
Average tax rate
57.8%
42.2%
Net pay
57.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,029 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,407 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,328 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 2,436 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 62.92 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
93.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 57.8% tax rate now rises to 93.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 35.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,436 kr a year living in the region of Lemvig, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,407 kr. That means that your net pay will be 1,029 kr per year, or 85.77 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 57.8% and your marginal tax rate is 11.1%. 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 11.13 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 88.87 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 889 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,444 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 2436
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 2436
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 2436
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 2436
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 2436
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 2436
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 2281
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 2212
9.2%
8
France
DKK 2200
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 2168
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 2167
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 2119
13.0%
12
Switzerland
DKK 2079
14.7%
13
Hungary
DKK 1985
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 1961
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 1913
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 1904
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 1814
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 1687
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 1656
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 1530
37.2%
21
Romania
DKK 1425
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 1029
57.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 2397
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 2225
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 2436
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 2436
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 2436
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 2360
3.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 2314
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 2222
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 2220
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 2176
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 2146
11.9%
9
India
DKK 2144
12.0%
10
Malaysia
DKK 2118
13.1%
11
China
DKK 2115
13.2%
12
Philippines
DKK 2102
13.7%
13
Vietnam
DKK 2071
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 1979
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1929
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 2378
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 2253
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 2242
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 2241
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 2206
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 2202
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 2180
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 2168
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 2132
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 2022
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 2007
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 1995
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 2412
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 2312
5.1%
2
Zambia
DKK 2290
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 2272
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 2253
7.5%
5
Ghana
DKK 2252
7.5%
6
Senegal
DKK 2216
9.0%
7
Kenya
DKK 2143
12.0%
8
Mozambique
DKK 2060
15.4%
9
Cameroon
DKK 2055
15.6%
10
Nigeria
DKK 1988
18.4%
11
Angola
DKK 1973
19.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 2436
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 2314
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 2314
5.0%
3
Egypt
DKK 2269
6.9%
4
Bahrain
DKK 2241
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 2241
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 2189
10.2%
7
Kuwait
DKK 2168
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 2116
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 2052
15.8%
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.