Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,520 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,281 kr
Communal tax
- 1,760 kr
Church tax
- 65.60 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,243 kr
Net pay
* 7,277 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
36.8%
63.2%
Net pay
36.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,277 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,243 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,165 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 11,520 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 15.77 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
71.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.8% tax rate now rises to 71.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,520 kr a year living in the region of ODSHERRED, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,243 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,277 kr per year, or 606 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.8% 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 33.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.69 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 3,335 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 11520
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 11520
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 11520
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 11520
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 11520
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 11459
0.5%
6
Spain
DKK 10788
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10546
8.5%
8
Italy
DKK 10461
9.2%
9
France
DKK 10403
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10253
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10247
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 10022
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9389
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9274
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 9046
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 9003
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8577
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7978
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 7834
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7326
36.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7250
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6739
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 10608
7.9%
1
USA
DKK 10522
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 11520
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 11520
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 11520
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 11444
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 10944
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 10770
6.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 10565
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 10500
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 10289
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 10150
11.9%
10
India
DKK 10138
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 10137
12.0%
12
China
DKK 10001
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 9795
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 9361
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 9124
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11246
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 10656
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 10604
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 10598
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 10431
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 10415
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10310
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10253
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10080
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9562
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9492
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 9435
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 11405
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 10829
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 10744
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 10175
11.7%
4
Kenya
DKK 10060
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 9720
15.6%
6
Uganda
DKK 9673
16.0%
7
Mozambique
DKK 9618
16.5%
8
Senegal
DKK 9615
16.5%
9
Ghana
DKK 9431
18.1%
10
Angola
DKK 9001
21.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8614
25.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 11520
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 10944
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 10944
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 10598
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 10598
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10253
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 10005
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9722
15.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 9325
19.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 9039
21.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the ODSHERRED 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.