Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,239 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,806 kr
Communal tax
- 2,717 kr
Church tax
- 93.74 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,753 kr
Net pay
* 10,486 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.4%
64.6%
Net pay
35.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,486 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,753 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,675 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,239 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.12 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.4% tax rate now rises to 65.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,239 kr a year living in the region of Randers, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,753 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,486 kr per year, or 874 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.4% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.84 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.16 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,358 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16239
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16239
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16239
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16239
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16239
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 15225
6.2%
6
Spain
DKK 15208
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 14944
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14747
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14664
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14453
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14445
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14128
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13235
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13072
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12751
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12691
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12090
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11246
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11042
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10501
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10220
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9500
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 14833
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14528
10.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16239
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16239
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16239
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16136
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 15427
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15273
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14914
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14802
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14503
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14323
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14308
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14290
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14098
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13791
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13196
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12861
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 15853
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15018
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 14948
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 14940
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14704
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14682
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14534
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14453
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14209
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13478
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13381
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13300
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16077
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15144
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14543
10.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 14100
13.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14071
13.4%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13701
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13468
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13110
19.3%
8
Senegal
DKK 12895
20.6%
9
Uganda
DKK 12675
22.0%
10
Angola
DKK 12568
22.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11916
26.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16239
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15427
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15427
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 14940
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 14940
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14453
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14104
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13450
17.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 12732
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 10785
33.6%
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.