Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,859 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,319 kr
Communal tax
- 1,833 kr
Church tax
- 69.69 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,357 kr
Net pay
* 7,502 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
36.7%
63.3%
Net pay
36.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,502 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,357 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,279 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 11,859 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 15.41 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
70.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.7% tax rate now rises to 70.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,859 kr a year living in the region of Nyborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,357 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,502 kr per year, or 625 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.3%. 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 33.33 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.67 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 667 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,334 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 11859
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 11859
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 11859
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 11859
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 11859
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 11791
0.6%
6
Spain
DKK 11106
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10862
8.4%
8
Italy
DKK 10769
9.2%
9
France
DKK 10709
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10555
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10549
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 10317
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9665
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9546
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 9312
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 9268
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8829
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 8212
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 8064
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7554
36.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7464
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6938
41.5%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 10891
8.2%
1
USA
DKK 10832
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 11859
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 11859
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 11859
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 11783
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 11266
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 11097
6.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 10877
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 10809
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 10591
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 10449
11.9%
10
Malaysia
DKK 10438
12.0%
11
India
DKK 10436
12.0%
12
China
DKK 10295
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 10083
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 9636
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 9392
20.8%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11577
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 10970
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 10916
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 10910
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 10738
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 10722
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10614
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10555
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10377
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9843
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9772
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 9713
18.1%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 11740
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 11147
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 11060
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 10455
11.8%
4
Kenya
DKK 10356
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 10006
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 9896
16.6%
7
Uganda
DKK 9889
16.6%
8
Senegal
DKK 9856
16.9%
9
Ghana
DKK 9695
18.3%
10
Angola
DKK 9258
21.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8854
25.3%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 11859
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 11266
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 11266
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 10910
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 10910
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10555
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 10300
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9989
15.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 9567
19.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 8825
25.6%
10
Show more
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nyborg 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.