Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,702 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,858 kr
Communal tax
- 2,738 kr
Church tax
- 104 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,835 kr
Net pay
* 10,867 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,867 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,835 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,757 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,702 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.83 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 64.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,702 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,835 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,867 kr per year, or 906 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.32 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.68 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,384 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16702
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16702
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16702
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16702
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16702
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15641
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15545
6.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15375
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15167
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15082
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14865
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14856
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14531
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13612
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13445
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13115
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13053
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12435
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11566
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11357
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10812
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10511
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9771
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15255
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14904
10.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16702
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16702
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16702
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16587
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15867
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15712
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15340
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15224
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14917
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14730
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14716
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14698
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14500
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14179
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13572
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13228
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16305
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15442
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15374
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15366
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15124
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15101
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14948
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14865
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14614
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13863
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13762
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13679
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16535
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15576
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14861
11.0%
3
Kenya
DKK 14483
13.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14451
13.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14092
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13845
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13471
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13204
21.0%
9
Uganda
DKK 12971
22.3%
10
Angola
DKK 12914
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12231
26.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16702
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15867
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15867
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15366
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15366
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14865
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14506
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13815
17.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 13087
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 11054
33.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Odder 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.