Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,058 kr
Communal tax
- 3,105 kr
Church tax
- 118 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,416 kr
Net pay
* 12,084 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
12,084 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,416 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,338 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.99 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 62.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,500 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,416 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,084 kr per year, or 1,007 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 18500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 18500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 18500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 18500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 18500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 17325
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17051
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 16800
9.2%
8
Sweden
DKK 16786
9.3%
9
France
DKK 16705
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16465
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16456
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16095
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15078
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14893
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14527
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14458
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13773
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12811
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12580
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12022
35.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11640
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10823
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 16898
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 16364
11.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 18340
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 17575
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 17419
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 16997
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 16863
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16523
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 16312
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 16300
11.9%
11
India
DKK 16280
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16061
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15684
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 15033
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14652
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18028
2.6%
1
Brazil
DKK 17087
7.6%
2
Colombia
DKK 17835
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17029
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16752
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16726
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16557
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16465
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 16187
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 15355
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 15244
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15151
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 18315
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 17253
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 16055
13.2%
3
Kenya
DKK 15970
13.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15927
13.9%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15609
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 15310
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14873
19.6%
8
Senegal
DKK 14401
22.2%
9
Angola
DKK 14261
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 14127
23.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13454
27.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17575
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17575
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17020
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17020
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16465
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16067
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15200
17.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 14507
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 12102
34.6%
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.