Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,891 kr
Communal tax
- 2,799 kr
Church tax
- 106 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,932 kr
Net pay
* 11,068 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
11,068 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,932 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,853 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 17,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.68 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 64.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,000 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,932 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,068 kr per year, or 922 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 17000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 17000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 17000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 17000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 17000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15920
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15751
7.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15653
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15438
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15351
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 15130
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 15122
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14790
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13855
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13685
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13349
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13286
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12657
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11773
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11560
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11013
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10698
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9945
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15528
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15146
10.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 17000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 17000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 17000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16878
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 16150
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15995
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15615
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15495
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15183
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14992
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14979
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14960
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14759
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14428
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13814
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13464
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16596
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15715
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15649
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15640
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15394
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15370
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15215
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15130
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14875
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14110
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14008
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13923
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16830
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15854
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15065
11.4%
3
Kenya
DKK 14729
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14696
13.6%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14343
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14088
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13703
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13402
21.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 13163
22.6%
10
Angola
DKK 13138
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12434
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 17000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16150
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16150
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15640
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15640
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 15130
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14764
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14050
17.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 13316
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11228
34.0%
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.