Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,552 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 729 kr
Communal tax
- 697 kr
Church tax
- 32.62 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,595 kr
Net pay
* 3,957 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
39.6%
60.4%
Net pay
39.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,957 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,595 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,516 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,552 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 25.21 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
80.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.6% tax rate now rises to 80.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 41.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,552 kr a year living in the region of Lolland, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,595 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,957 kr per year, or 330 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 39.6% and your marginal tax rate is 33.5%. 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 33.52 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.48 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 665 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,324 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 6293
4.0%
1
USA
DKK 5985
8.7%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Lolland 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.