Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,797 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,868 kr
Communal tax
- 2,758 kr
Church tax
- 104 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,866 kr
Net pay
* 10,931 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
10,931 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,866 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,788 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,797 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.78 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 64.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,797 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,866 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,931 kr per year, or 911 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16797
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16797
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16797
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16797
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16797
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15730
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15611
7.1%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15464
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15253
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15168
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14949
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14941
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14613
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13690
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13522
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13190
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13127
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12505
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11632
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11422
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10876
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10571
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9826
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15342
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14981
10.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16797
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16797
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16797
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16680
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15957
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15802
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15428
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15310
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15002
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14814
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14800
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14781
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14582
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14258
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13649
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13303
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16398
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15529
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15462
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15453
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15210
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15186
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15033
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14949
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14697
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13942
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13841
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13757
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16629
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15665
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14926
11.1%
3
Kenya
DKK 14561
13.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14529
13.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14172
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13923
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13545
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13267
21.0%
9
Uganda
DKK 13032
22.4%
10
Angola
DKK 12986
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12296
26.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16797
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15957
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15957
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15453
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15453
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14949
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14588
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13890
17.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 13160
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11110
33.9%
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.