Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,000,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 667,368 kr
Communal tax
- 1,374,059 kr
Church tax
- 52,006 kr
Top bracket tax
- 739,164 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,833,733 kr
Net pay
* 3,166,267 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
47.2%
52.8%
Net pay
47.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,166,267 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,833,733 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,847,654 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,000,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.75 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.2% tax rate now rises to 47.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,000,000 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,833,733 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,166,267 kr per year, or 263,856 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.2% 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 5220000
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4890000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4830000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4612594
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3510000
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3472606
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3376125
43.7%
7
Greece
DKK 3374413
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3261060
45.7%
9
Norway
DKK 3255056
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3231793
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3205303
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3183867
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3163733
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3094337
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3067491
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 3003817
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2983852
50.3%
18
Italy
DKK 2773741
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2772438
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2316540
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2280896
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2222660
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3443908
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2952146
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5352326
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5003008
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4740053
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4082051
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 3996651
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3931334
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3911503
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3776669
37.1%
8
Philippines
DKK 3774326
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3734657
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3676215
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3499149
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3418830
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3343662
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3314719
44.8%
15
India
DKK 2220045
63.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5315927
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4353934
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4106916
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4051614
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3933801
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3918862
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3899951
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3835442
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3825122
36.3%
9
Chile
DKK 3770971
37.2%
10
Peru
DKK 3730234
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3518399
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4366213
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4203549
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4085603
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4082070
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3975986
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3915488
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3692045
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3661731
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3651754
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3608011
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3369683
43.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 3325022
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5925664
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5899102
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5877431
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5700000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5700000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5520000
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4501935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4501325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3495802
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3171592
47.1%
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.