Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,171,664 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 575,234 kr
Communal tax
- 1,194,560 kr
Church tax
- 59,846 kr
Top bracket tax
- 615,255 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,446,030 kr
Net pay
* 2,725,634 kr
Marginal tax rate
49.1%
Average tax rate
47.3%
52.7%
Net pay
47.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,725,634 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,446,030 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,459,951 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,171,664 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.3% tax rate now rises to 47.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,171,664 kr a year living in the region of Lemvig, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,446,030 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,725,634 kr per year, or 227,136 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.3% and your marginal tax rate is 49.1%. 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 49.07 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 50.93 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 509 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,547 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 4499348
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4214906
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4163190
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 3974775
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3025423
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 2995861
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 2950588
43.0%
7
Greece
DKK 2910544
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 2832396
45.2%
9
Norway
DKK 2819352
45.5%
10
Spain
DKK 2802715
45.8%
11
Austria
DKK 2792156
46.0%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 2746340
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 2739446
47.0%
14
Netherlands
DKK 2676027
48.3%
15
Sweden
DKK 2653245
48.7%
16
Germany
DKK 2602281
49.7%
17
Ireland
DKK 2586250
50.0%
18
France
DKK 2430335
53.0%
19
Italy
DKK 2397842
53.6%
20
Finland
DKK 2011547
61.1%
21
Belgium
DKK 1971265
61.9%
22
Portugal
DKK 1924459
62.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3002405
42.0%
1
Canada
DKK 2567215
50.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 4606824
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 4315489
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4093950
20.8%
3
Indonesia
DKK 3522096
31.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 3458232
33.1%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3392915
34.4%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3373084
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3279667
36.6%
8
Philippines
DKK 3260068
37.0%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3229372
37.6%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3187506
38.4%
11
China
DKK 3043565
41.2%
12
Japan
DKK 2972416
42.5%
13
South Korea
DKK 2911861
43.7%
14
Australia
DKK 2875701
44.4%
15
India
DKK 2124728
58.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 4582783
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 3753390
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 3550895
31.3%
3
Panama
DKK 3498699
32.4%
4
Mexico
DKK 3395382
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3383343
34.6%
6
Argentina
DKK 3361533
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3332344
35.6%
8
Colombia
DKK 3319857
35.8%
9
Chile
DKK 3273969
36.7%
10
Peru
DKK 3222878
37.7%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3045863
41.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 3763599
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 3623713
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 3520409
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 3518636
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3428041
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3377070
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3182618
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3157399
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3149792
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3111010
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 2914098
43.7%
11
Uganda
DKK 2869437
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5097328
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5070766
2.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5057378
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4913081
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 4913081
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 4757931
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 3880683
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 3880073
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3013371
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 2757424
46.7%
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.