Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,440 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,829 kr
Communal tax
- 2,709 kr
Church tax
- 128 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,802 kr
Net pay
* 10,638 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
35.3%
64.7%
Net pay
35.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,638 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,802 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,724 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,440 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.3% tax rate now rises to 65.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,440 kr a year living in the region of Rebild, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,802 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,638 kr per year, or 887 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.71 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.29 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,365 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Christiansø
DKK 14686
10.7%
1
Frederiksberg
DKK 10983
33.2%
2
Rudersdal
DKK 10945
33.4%
3
Tårnby
DKK 10940
33.5%
4
Vejle
DKK 10878
33.8%
5
Gentofte
DKK 10866
33.9%
6
Gladsaxe
DKK 10871
33.9%
7
Glostrup
DKK 10866
33.9%
8
Herlev
DKK 10860
33.9%
9
Hørsholm
DKK 10874
33.9%
10
Københavns
DKK 10844
34.0%
11
Allerød
DKK 10814
34.2%
12
Billund
DKK 10813
34.2%
13
Greve
DKK 10796
34.3%
14
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 10803
34.3%
15
Brøndby
DKK 10791
34.4%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 10779
34.4%
17
Aarhus
DKK 10774
34.5%
18
Dragør
DKK 10758
34.6%
19
Furesø
DKK 10754
34.6%
20
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 10759
34.6%
21
Køge
DKK 10719
34.8%
22
Solrød
DKK 10727
34.8%
23
Fredensborg
DKK 10705
34.9%
24
Herning
DKK 10706
34.9%
25
Ishøj
DKK 10705
34.9%
26
Næstved
DKK 10697
34.9%
27
Helsingør
DKK 10679
35.0%
28
Ikast-Brande
DKK 10687
35.0%
29
Odder
DKK 10689
35.0%
30
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 10689
35.0%
31
Roskilde
DKK 10690
35.0%
32
Slagelse
DKK 10688
35.0%
33
Varde
DKK 10689
35.0%
34
Ballerup
DKK 10671
35.1%
35
Gribskov
DKK 10668
35.1%
36
Holbæk
DKK 10667
35.1%
37
Horsens
DKK 10673
35.1%
38
Hvidovre
DKK 10671
35.1%
39
Odense
DKK 10677
35.1%
40
Vejen
DKK 10667
35.1%
41
Vordingborg
DKK 10671
35.1%
42
Aalborg
DKK 10654
35.2%
43
Albertslund
DKK 10652
35.2%
44
Egedal
DKK 10645
35.2%
45
Fredericia
DKK 10654
35.2%
46
Hedensted
DKK 10654
35.2%
47
Kolding
DKK 10650
35.2%
48
Lejre
DKK 10656
35.2%
49
Rødovre
DKK 10650
35.2%
50
Silkeborg
DKK 10647
35.2%
51
Tønder
DKK 10645
35.2%
52
Vallensbæk
DKK 10652
35.2%
53
Viborg
DKK 10649
35.2%
54
Aabenraa
DKK 10636
35.3%
55
Esbjerg
DKK 10629
35.3%
56
Fanø
DKK 10634
35.3%
57
Halsnæs
DKK 10636
35.3%
58
Hillerød
DKK 10637
35.3%
59
Holstebro
DKK 10633
35.3%
60
Rebild
DKK 10638
35.3%
61
Skive
DKK 10632
35.3%
62
Struer
DKK 10641
35.3%
63
Sønderborg
DKK 10629
35.3%
64
Favrskov
DKK 10624
35.4%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 10613
35.4%
66
Lemvig
DKK 10628
35.4%
67
Middelfart
DKK 10620
35.4%
68
Randers
DKK 10621
35.4%
69
Thisted
DKK 10612
35.4%
70
Faxe
DKK 10601
35.5%
71
Jammerbugt
DKK 10598
35.5%
72
Skanderborg
DKK 10609
35.5%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 10598
35.5%
74
Assens
DKK 10579
35.6%
75
Guldborgsund
DKK 10592
35.6%
76
Kerteminde -
DKK 10579
35.6%
77
Mariagerfjord
DKK 10582
35.6%
78
Morsø
DKK 10588
35.6%
79
Nordfyns
DKK 10583
35.6%
80
Ringsted
DKK 10582
35.6%
81
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 10574
35.7%
82
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 10572
35.7%
83
Frederikshavn
DKK 10563
35.7%
84
Norddjurs
DKK 10577
35.7%
85
Samsø
DKK 10575
35.7%
86
Stevns
DKK 10577
35.7%
87
Ærø
DKK 10570
35.7%
88
Brønderslev
DKK 10547
35.8%
89
Haderslev
DKK 10561
35.8%
90
Hjørring
DKK 10557
35.8%
91
Nyborg
DKK 10556
35.8%
92
ODSHERRED
DKK 10558
35.8%
93
Sorø
DKK 10561
35.8%
94
Svendborg
DKK 10554
35.8%
95
Langeland
DKK 10541
35.9%
96
Lolland
DKK 10531
35.9%
97
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 10536
35.9%
98
Læsø
DKK 10524
36.0%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16440
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16440
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16440
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16440
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16440
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15396
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15364
6.5%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15131
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14929
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14845
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14632
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14623
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14303
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13399
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13234
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12909
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12848
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12240
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11385
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11179
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10636
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10347
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9617
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15016
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14691
10.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16440
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16440
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16440
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16332
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15618
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15464
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15099
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14985
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14683
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14500
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14485
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14467
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14272
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13960
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13359
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13020
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16050
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15202
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15133
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15125
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14886
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14864
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14714
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14632
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14385
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13645
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13547
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13464
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16276
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15332
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14681
10.7%
3
Kenya
DKK 14266
13.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14236
13.4%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13871
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13632
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13267
19.3%
8
Senegal
DKK 13029
20.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 12803
22.1%
10
Angola
DKK 12718
22.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12053
26.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16440
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15618
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15618
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15125
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15125
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14632
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14278
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13608
17.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 12886
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 10902
33.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Rebild 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.