Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,009 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,003 kr
Communal tax
- 3,005 kr
Church tax
- 114 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,258 kr
Net pay
* 11,751 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,751 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,258 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,179 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,009 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.21 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 63.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,009 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,258 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,751 kr per year, or 979 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% 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 32.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.69 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 3,385 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 16449
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15965
11.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 17559
2.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 16638
7.6%
2
Colombia
DKK 16962
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 16577
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16307
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16282
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16118
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16028
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15758
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14947
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14839
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14749
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18009
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17109
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17109
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 16568
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 16568
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16028
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 15641
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14832
17.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 14115
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 11816
34.4%
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.