Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,739 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,862 kr
Communal tax
- 2,844 kr
Church tax
- 114 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,956 kr
Net pay
* 10,783 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
35.6%
64.4%
Net pay
35.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,783 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,956 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,877 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,739 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.87 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.6% tax rate now rises to 64.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,739 kr a year living in the region of Nordfyns, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,956 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,783 kr per year, or 899 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.6% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.12 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.88 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,344 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16739
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16739
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16739
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16739
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16739
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15676
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15571
7.0%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15410
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15201
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15115
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14898
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14889
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14563
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13642
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13475
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13144
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13082
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12462
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11592
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11383
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10837
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10534
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9792
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15289
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14934
10.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16739
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16739
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16739
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16623
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15902
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15747
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15374
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15257
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14950
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14763
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14749
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14730
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14532
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14210
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13602
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13257
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16341
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15476
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15408
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15400
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15157
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15134
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14981
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14898
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14647
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13893
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13793
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13709
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16572
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15611
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14886
11.1%
3
Kenya
DKK 14513
13.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14481
13.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14123
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13876
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13500
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13228
21.0%
9
Uganda
DKK 12995
22.4%
10
Angola
DKK 12942
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12256
26.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16739
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15902
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15902
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15400
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15400
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14898
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14538
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13845
17.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 13115
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11076
33.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nordfyns 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.