Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 945 kr
Communal tax
- 1,080 kr
Church tax
- 28.81 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,190 kr
Net pay
* 5,310 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
37.5%
62.5%
Net pay
37.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,310 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,190 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,112 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 20.13 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
76.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.5% tax rate now rises to 76.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,500 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,190 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,310 kr per year, or 443 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.5% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 8500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8500
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8500
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8500
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 7960
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7731
9.1%
8
Italy
DKK 7719
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7675
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7565
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7561
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7395
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6928
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6843
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6675
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6643
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6328
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5886
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5780
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5348
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5294
37.7%
22
Romania
DKK 4973
41.5%
23
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8298
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7863
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7824
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7820
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7697
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7685
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7607
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7565
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7437
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7055
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7004
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6962
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 8075
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 8075
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7820
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7820
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7565
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7382
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7336
13.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 7125
16.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 7062
16.9%
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.