Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,504 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,168 kr
Communal tax
- 1,496 kr
Church tax
- 39.90 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,840 kr
Net pay
* 6,664 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
36.6%
63.4%
Net pay
36.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,664 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,840 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,761 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 10,504 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 16.91 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
72.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.6% tax rate now rises to 72.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 36.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,504 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,840 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,664 kr per year, or 555 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.6% and your marginal tax rate is 32.4%. 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 32.41 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.59 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 676 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,380 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 10504
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 10504
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 10504
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 10504
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 10504
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 10466
0.4%
6
Spain
DKK 9837
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 9599
8.6%
8
Italy
DKK 9539
9.2%
9
France
DKK 9485
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 9349
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 9343
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 9138
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 8561
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 8456
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 8248
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 8209
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 7820
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7274
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 7143
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 6642
36.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 6610
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6145
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 9758
7.1%
1
USA
DKK 9594
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 10504
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 10504
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 10504
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 10428
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 9979
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 9790
6.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 9629
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 9574
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 9381
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 9255
11.9%
10
India
DKK 9244
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 9233
12.1%
12
China
DKK 9119
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 8931
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 8535
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 8319
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 10255
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 9716
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 9669
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 9664
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 9511
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 9497
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 9401
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 9349
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 9191
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 8718
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 8655
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 8603
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 10399
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 9874
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 9796
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 9335
11.1%
4
Kenya
DKK 9176
12.6%
5
Uganda
DKK 9021
14.1%
6
Senegal
DKK 8892
15.3%
7
Cameroon
DKK 8862
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 8785
16.4%
9
Ghana
DKK 8639
17.8%
10
Angola
DKK 8223
21.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 7896
24.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 10504
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 9979
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 9979
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 9664
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 9664
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 9349
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 9123
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 8919
15.1%
8
Turkey
DKK 8650
17.7%
9
Egypt
DKK 8602
18.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Odense 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.