Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,460 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 941 kr
Communal tax
- 1,106 kr
Church tax
- 42.04 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,225 kr
Net pay
* 5,235 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
38.1%
61.9%
Net pay
38.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,235 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,225 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,146 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,460 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 20.27 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
76.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.1% tax rate now rises to 76.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,460 kr a year living in the region of Nyborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,225 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,235 kr per year, or 436 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.1% 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 33.34 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.66 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 3,333 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 8460
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8460
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8460
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8460
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8460
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8460
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 7923
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7694
9.1%
8
Italy
DKK 7683
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7639
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7529
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7525
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7360
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6895
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6810
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6643
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6612
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6298
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5859
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5753
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5322
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5267
37.7%
22
Romania
DKK 4949
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7976
5.7%
1
USA
DKK 7727
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 8460
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 8460
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 8460
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 8384
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 8037
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7823
7.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7746
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7711
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7556
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7454
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7445
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7427
12.2%
12
China
DKK 7345
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 7193
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6874
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6700
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8259
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7826
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7787
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7783
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7661
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7649
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7572
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7529
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7402
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7022
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 6971
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6929
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8375
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 7952
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 7890
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 7607
10.1%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 7597
10.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 7390
12.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 7323
13.4%
7
Cameroon
DKK 7138
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 7109
16.0%
9
Ghana
DKK 7045
16.7%
10
Angola
DKK 6655
21.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6450
23.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8460
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8037
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8037
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7783
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7783
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7529
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7348
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7304
13.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 7094
16.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 7030
16.9%
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.