Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,992 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,001 kr
Communal tax
- 3,145 kr
Church tax
- 120 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,402 kr
Net pay
* 11,590 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
35.6%
64.4%
Net pay
35.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,590 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,402 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,323 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,992 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.30 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.6% tax rate now rises to 63.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,992 kr a year living in the region of Nyborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,402 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,590 kr per year, or 966 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.6% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 17992
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 17992
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 17992
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 17992
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 17992
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 16850
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 16578
7.9%
7
Sweden
DKK 16436
8.7%
8
Italy
DKK 16339
9.2%
9
France
DKK 16247
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16013
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16004
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 15653
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 14663
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14484
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14128
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14061
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13395
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12459
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12235
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11680
35.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11321
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10525
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 17992
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 17992
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 17992
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 17845
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 17092
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16936
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 16529
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 16400
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16069
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15865
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15853
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15833
12.0%
12
China
DKK 15620
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15259
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 14620
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14250
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 17543
2.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 16623
7.6%
2
Colombia
DKK 16932
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 16562
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16292
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16267
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16103
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16013
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15743
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14933
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14825
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14735
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 17812
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 16779
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15738
12.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 15550
13.6%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15510
13.8%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15180
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14896
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14477
19.5%
8
Senegal
DKK 14063
21.8%
9
Angola
DKK 13881
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 13801
23.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13109
27.1%
12
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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.