Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 890 kr
Communal tax
- 976 kr
Church tax
- 26.05 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,028 kr
Net pay
* 4,972 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
37.8%
62.2%
Net pay
37.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 8,000 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,028 kr. That means that your net pay will be 4,972 kr per year, or 414 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.9% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 8000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8000
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8000
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8000
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 7492
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7265
9.2%
8
Italy
DKK 7265
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7224
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7120
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7116
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 6960
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6520
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6440
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6282
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6252
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 5956
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5540
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5440
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5033
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 4958
38.0%
22
Romania
DKK 4680
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7570
5.4%
1
USA
DKK 7307
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 8000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 8000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 8000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 7924
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 7600
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7385
7.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7323
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7292
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7145
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7049
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7040
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7022
12.2%
12
China
DKK 6945
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 6802
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6501
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6336
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 7810
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7400
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7364
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7360
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7244
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7233
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7160
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7120
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7000
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 6640
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 6592
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6552
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 7920
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 7520
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 7461
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 7267
9.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 7203
10.0%
5
Kenya
DKK 6987
12.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 6954
13.1%
7
Cameroon
DKK 6750
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 6732
15.9%
9
Ghana
DKK 6687
16.4%
10
Angola
DKK 6302
21.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6125
23.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 7600
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 7600
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7360
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7360
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7120
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 6948
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 6932
13.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 6742
15.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 6666
16.7%
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.