Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 111 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,247 kr
Net pay
* 34.15 kr
Marginal tax rate
16.3%
Average tax rate
97.3%
2.7%
Net pay
97.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
34.15 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,247 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,169 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 1,281 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 118.39 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
99.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 97.3% tax rate now rises to 99.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,000 kr a year living in the region of Randers, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,247 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34.15 kr per year, or 2.85 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 97.3% and your marginal tax rate is 16.3%. 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 16.34 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 83.66 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 837 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,183 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 1000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 1000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 1000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 1000
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 1000
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 1000
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 936
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 908
9.2%
8
France
DKK 903
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 890
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 889
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 870
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 815
18.5%
13
Ukraine
DKK 805
19.5%
14
Poland
DKK 785
21.5%
15
Greece
DKK 781
21.9%
16
Switzerland
DKK 745
25.5%
17
Portugal
DKK 745
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 693
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 680
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 630
37.0%
21
Romania
DKK 585
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 34
97.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 984
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 913
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 1000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 1000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 1000
0.0%
3
Thailand
DKK 950
5.0%
4
Pakistan
DKK 924
7.6%
5
Indonesia
DKK 912
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 911
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 893
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 881
11.9%
9
India
DKK 880
12.0%
10
China
DKK 868
13.2%
11
Malaysia
DKK 858
14.2%
12
Vietnam
DKK 850
15.0%
13
Japan
DKK 813
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 792
20.8%
15
Philippines
DKK 740
26.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 976
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 925
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 921
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 920
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 905
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 904
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 895
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 890
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 875
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 830
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 824
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 819
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 990
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 950
5.0%
2
Ghana
DKK 945
5.5%
3
Zambia
DKK 940
6.0%
4
Morocco
DKK 933
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 925
7.5%
6
Senegal
DKK 904
9.6%
7
Angola
DKK 894
10.6%
8
Cameroon
DKK 844
15.6%
9
Nigeria
DKK 832
16.8%
10
Mozambique
DKK 811
18.9%
11
Kenya
DKK 771
22.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
DKK 1000
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 1000
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
DKK 950
5.0%
3
Qatar
DKK 950
5.0%
4
Lebanon
DKK 921
7.9%
5
Oman
DKK 920
8.0%
6
Bahrain
DKK 920
8.0%
7
Kuwait
DKK 890
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 868
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 842
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Randers 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.