Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 501 kr
Communal tax
- 250 kr
Church tax
- 6.68 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,893 kr
Net pay
* 2,607 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
42.1%
57.9%
Net pay
42.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,607 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,893 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,815 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 35.14 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
85.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.1% tax rate now rises to 85.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,500 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,893 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,607 kr per year, or 217 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 42.1% 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 32.39 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.61 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 3,381 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4429
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4110
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4393
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4163
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4142
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4140
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4075
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4069
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4028
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4005
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 3938
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 3735
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 3708
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 3686
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4275
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4275
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4140
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4140
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4005
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 3993
11.3%
7
Egypt
DKK 3944
12.4%
8
Israel
DKK 3908
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 3791
15.8%
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.