Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,740,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 527,221 kr
Communal tax
- 1,083,099 kr
Church tax
- 40,994 kr
Top bracket tax
- 566,675 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,219,125 kr
Net pay
* 2,520,875 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
46.8%
53.2%
Net pay
46.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,520,875 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,219,125 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,233,046 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,740,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.71 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.8% tax rate now rises to 47.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,740,000 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,219,125 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,520,875 kr per year, or 210,073 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 46.8% and your marginal tax rate is 48.8%. 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 48.78 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.22 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 512 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,561 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 4123800
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 3863100
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 3815700
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 3642394
23.2%
4
Romania
DKK 2772900
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 2747419
42.0%
6
Switzerland
DKK 2728833
42.4%
7
Greece
DKK 2668813
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 2609010
45.0%
9
Norway
DKK 2592296
45.3%
10
Spain
DKK 2579113
45.6%
11
Austria
DKK 2576324
45.7%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 2518335
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 2518341
46.9%
14
Netherlands
DKK 2458037
48.1%
15
Sweden
DKK 2437373
48.6%
16
Germany
DKK 2393032
49.5%
17
Ireland
DKK 2379052
49.8%
18
France
DKK 2252058
52.5%
19
Italy
DKK 2201953
53.6%
20
Finland
DKK 1852608
60.9%
21
Belgium
DKK 1809909
61.8%
22
Portugal
DKK 1769060
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 2772328
41.5%
1
Canada
DKK 2366619
50.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 4218326
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 3957208
16.5%
2
Singapore
DKK 3757252
20.7%
3
Indonesia
DKK 3230291
31.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 3177651
33.0%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3112334
34.3%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3092503
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3020669
36.3%
8
Philippines
DKK 2992076
36.9%
9
New Zealand
DKK 2966057
37.4%
10
Malaysia
DKK 2932828
38.1%
11
China
DKK 2806149
40.8%
12
Japan
DKK 2739780
42.2%
13
South Korea
DKK 2686840
43.3%
14
Australia
DKK 2646919
44.2%
15
India
DKK 2075056
56.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 4200725
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 3440434
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 3261141
31.2%
3
Panama
DKK 3210564
32.3%
4
Mexico
DKK 3114801
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3104272
34.5%
6
Argentina
DKK 3080951
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3070168
35.2%
8
Colombia
DKK 3056552
35.5%
9
Chile
DKK 3014971
36.4%
10
Peru
DKK 2958484
37.6%
11
Ecuador
DKK 2799613
40.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 3449563
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 3321549
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 3225874
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 3225018
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3142496
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3096488
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 2917145
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 2894580
38.9%
8
Morocco
DKK 2888209
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 2852011
39.8%
10
South Africa
DKK 2676683
43.5%
11
Uganda
DKK 2632022
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 4665664
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4639102
2.1%
2
Bahrain
DKK 4630031
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4503000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 4503000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 4360800
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 3556935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 3556325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 2761965
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 2541592
46.4%
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.