Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
947,493 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 105,388 kr
Communal tax
- 210,555 kr
Church tax
- 5,617 kr
Top bracket tax
- 46,251 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 368,947 kr
Net pay
* 578,546 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.5%
Average tax rate
38.9%
61.1%
Net pay
38.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
578,546 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
368,947 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
382,868 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 947,493 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.04 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.9% tax rate now rises to 39.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 947,493 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 368,947 kr. That means that your net pay will be 578,546 kr per year, or 48,212 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.9% and your marginal tax rate is 48.5%. 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 48.53 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.47 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 515 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,574 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 600625
36.6%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 597652
36.9%
2
Tårnby
DKK 597239
37.0%
3
Gladsaxe
DKK 591952
37.5%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 592200
37.5%
5
Vejle
DKK 592448
37.5%
6
Gentofte
DKK 591539
37.6%
7
Glostrup
DKK 591539
37.6%
8
Herlev
DKK 591126
37.6%
9
Københavns
DKK 589887
37.7%
10
Allerød
DKK 587574
38.0%
11
Billund
DKK 587491
38.0%
12
Greve
DKK 586170
38.1%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 586665
38.1%
14
Brøndby
DKK 585757
38.2%
15
Aarhus
DKK 584435
38.3%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 584848
38.3%
17
Dragør
DKK 583196
38.4%
18
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 583279
38.4%
19
Furesø
DKK 582866
38.5%
20
Solrød
DKK 580801
38.7%
21
Fredensborg
DKK 580170
38.8%
22
Køge
DKK 580222
38.8%
23
Helsingør
DKK 578807
38.9%
24
Herning
DKK 579231
38.9%
25
Ishøj
DKK 579212
38.9%
26
Næstved
DKK 578552
38.9%
27
Odense
DKK 578546
38.9%
28
Roskilde
DKK 578694
38.9%
29
Ballerup
DKK 578165
39.0%
30
Gribskov
DKK 577598
39.0%
31
Horsens
DKK 577979
39.0%
32
Hvidovre
DKK 578165
39.0%
33
Ikast-Brande
DKK 578127
39.0%
34
Odder
DKK 578292
39.0%
35
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 577973
39.0%
36
Slagelse
DKK 578210
39.0%
37
Varde
DKK 578292
39.0%
38
Albertslund
DKK 576997
39.1%
39
Egedal
DKK 576821
39.1%
40
Fredericia
DKK 576843
39.1%
41
Hillerød
DKK 576639
39.1%
42
Holbæk
DKK 577196
39.1%
43
Rødovre
DKK 577151
39.1%
44
Vallensbæk
DKK 576997
39.1%
45
Vejen
DKK 576877
39.1%
46
Vordingborg
DKK 577207
39.1%
47
Aabenraa
DKK 575758
39.2%
48
Aalborg
DKK 576524
39.2%
49
Esbjerg
DKK 575901
39.2%
50
Halsnæs
DKK 576078
39.2%
51
Hedensted
DKK 576524
39.2%
52
Kolding
DKK 576513
39.2%
53
Lejre
DKK 576402
39.2%
54
Silkeborg
DKK 576265
39.2%
55
Viborg
DKK 576430
39.2%
56
Fanø
DKK 575050
39.3%
57
Favrskov
DKK 575169
39.3%
58
Frederikssund
DKK 574662
39.3%
59
Holstebro
DKK 575191
39.3%
60
Middelfart
DKK 575158
39.3%
61
Randers
DKK 575240
39.3%
62
Rebild
DKK 575062
39.3%
63
Skanderborg
DKK 574778
39.3%
64
Skive
DKK 575109
39.3%
65
Struer
DKK 575214
39.3%
66
Sønderborg
DKK 575582
39.3%
67
Tønder
DKK 575544
39.3%
68
Lemvig
DKK 574382
39.4%
69
Syddjurs
DKK 573825
39.4%
70
Assens
DKK 572976
39.5%
71
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 572882
39.5%
72
Faxe
DKK 573671
39.5%
73
Guldborgsund
DKK 573010
39.5%
74
Jammerbugt
DKK 573186
39.5%
75
Kerteminde -
DKK 572976
39.5%
76
Norddjurs
DKK 572811
39.5%
77
Nordfyns
DKK 572988
39.5%
78
Ringsted
DKK 573224
39.5%
79
Thisted
DKK 573622
39.5%
80
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 572398
39.6%
81
Frederikshavn
DKK 572056
39.6%
82
Haderslev
DKK 572210
39.6%
83
Mariagerfjord
DKK 572586
39.6%
84
Morsø
DKK 572680
39.6%
85
ODSHERRED
DKK 571963
39.6%
86
Samsø
DKK 572008
39.6%
87
Sorø
DKK 572210
39.6%
88
Stevns
DKK 572492
39.6%
89
Ærø
DKK 572233
39.6%
90
Brønderslev
DKK 571137
39.7%
91
Hjørring
DKK 571242
39.7%
92
Nyborg
DKK 571797
39.7%
93
Svendborg
DKK 571632
39.7%
94
Langeland
DKK 570641
39.8%
95
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 570311
39.8%
96
Lolland
DKK 569898
39.9%
97
Læsø
DKK 569319
39.9%
98
Christiansø
DKK 862826
8.9%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 824319
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 772207
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 762732
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 722163
23.8%
4
Switzerland
DKK 707847
25.3%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 620598
34.5%
6
France
DKK 612086
35.4%
7
Norway
DKK 594145
37.3%
8
Spain
DKK 587943
38.0%
9
Denmark
DKK 575758
39.2%
10
Austria
DKK 572900
39.5%
11
Poland
DKK 564661
40.4%
12
Ireland
DKK 558648
41.0%
13
Romania
DKK 554283
41.5%
14
Greece
DKK 545009
42.5%
15
Netherlands
DKK 542821
42.7%
16
Sweden
DKK 540746
42.9%
17
Luxembourg
DKK 515661
45.6%
18
Germany
DKK 512624
45.9%
19
Italy
DKK 480914
49.2%
20
Finland
DKK 456207
51.9%
21
Portugal
DKK 427445
54.9%
22
Belgium
DKK 392274
58.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 654285
31.0%
1
Canada
DKK 595820
37.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 809427
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
DKK 805070
15.0%
2
Singapore
DKK 779304
17.8%
3
Taiwan
DKK 737909
22.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 709142
25.2%
5
China
DKK 705247
25.6%
6
Indonesia
DKK 666557
29.7%
7
South Korea
DKK 657527
30.6%
8
New Zealand
DKK 652628
31.1%
9
Pakistan
DKK 647204
31.7%
10
Japan
DKK 642858
32.2%
11
Philippines
DKK 637192
32.8%
12
Malaysia
DKK 637194
32.8%
13
Australia
DKK 636890
32.8%
14
Vietnam
DKK 627373
33.8%
15
India
DKK 512485
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 844049
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
DKK 715421
24.5%
2
Chile
DKK 706423
25.4%
3
Uruguay
DKK 700424
26.1%
4
Colombia
DKK 694711
26.7%
5
Brazil
DKK 690866
27.1%
6
Panama
DKK 679065
28.3%
7
Puerto Rico
DKK 653538
31.0%
8
Mexico
DKK 645769
31.8%
9
Ecuador
DKK 636121
32.9%
10
Peru
DKK 635573
32.9%
11
Argentina
DKK 615822
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 690515
27.1%
1
Kenya
DKK 666794
29.6%
2
Nigeria
DKK 645355
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 638152
32.7%
4
Ghana
DKK 633752
33.1%
5
Mozambique
DKK 631359
33.4%
6
South Africa
DKK 590804
37.7%
7
Morocco
DKK 589995
37.7%
8
Cameroon
DKK 585512
38.2%
9
Zambia
DKK 584753
38.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 576507
39.2%
11
Uganda
DKK 546143
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 900118
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 900118
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 875449
7.6%
3
Kuwait
DKK 873157
7.9%
4
Oman
DKK 871694
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
DKK 852744
10.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 712555
24.8%
7
Lebanon
DKK 711945
24.9%
8
Israel
DKK 623240
34.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 553171
41.6%
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.