Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,944 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 550 kr
Communal tax
- 353 kr
Church tax
- 13.44 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,052 kr
Net pay
* 2,892 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
41.5%
58.5%
Net pay
41.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,892 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,052 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,974 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,944 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 32.31 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
84.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.5% tax rate now rises to 84.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,944 kr a year living in the region of Nyborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,052 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,892 kr per year, or 241 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 41.5% 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 4944
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 4944
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 4944
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 4944
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 4944
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 4944
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 4630
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4490
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4464
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4416
10.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4400
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4398
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4301
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4029
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 3980
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3882
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3864
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3681
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3424
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3362
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3110
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 2902
41.3%
22
Romania
DKK 2892
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4866
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4516
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4944
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4944
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4944
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4868
1.5%
4
Thailand
DKK 4697
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4509
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4506
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4476
9.5%
8
South Korea
DKK 4416
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4356
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4351
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4331
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4292
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4204
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4017
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3916
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4827
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4573
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4551
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4548
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4477
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4470
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4425
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4400
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4326
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4104
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4074
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4049
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4895
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4678
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 4647
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 4611
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 4573
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 4499
9.0%
6
Kenya
DKK 4310
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4304
12.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4221
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4171
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3933
20.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3905
21.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4944
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4697
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4697
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4549
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4549
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4400
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4367
11.7%
7
Egypt
DKK 4323
12.6%
8
Israel
DKK 4294
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4165
15.8%
10
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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.