Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,724 kr
Communal tax
- 2,531 kr
Church tax
- 67.53 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,459 kr
Net pay
* 10,041 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
35.2%
64.8%
Net pay
35.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 15,500 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,459 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,041 kr per year, or 837 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.2% 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 32.42 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.58 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 3,379 kr of net incomes.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 15500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 15500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 15500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 15409
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14725
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 14572
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14233
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14128
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 13843
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13673
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13657
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13640
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13456
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13173
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12595
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12276
20.8%
16
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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.