Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,541 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 616 kr
Communal tax
- 463 kr
Church tax
- 21.95 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,237 kr
Net pay
* 3,304 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
40.4%
59.6%
Net pay
40.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,304 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,237 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,159 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,541 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 29.16 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
83.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.4% tax rate now rises to 83.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 42.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,541 kr a year living in the region of Rebild, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,237 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,304 kr per year, or 275 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 40.4% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 5541
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 5541
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 5541
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 5541
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 5541
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 5541
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 5189
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 5032
9.2%
8
France
DKK 5004
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4974
10.2%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4931
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4929
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4821
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4516
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4461
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 4351
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 4330
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4125
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3837
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3768
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3489
37.0%
21
Denmark
DKK 3303
40.4%
22
Romania
DKK 3241
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 5401
2.5%
1
USA
DKK 5061
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 5541
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 5541
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 5541
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 5465
1.4%
4
Thailand
DKK 5264
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 5058
8.7%
6
Taiwan
DKK 5051
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 5044
9.0%
8
South Korea
DKK 4949
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4882
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4876
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4855
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4810
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4711
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4503
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 4388
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 5409
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5125
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 5100
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 5098
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 5017
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 5010
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4959
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4932
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4848
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4599
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4566
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4538
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 5486
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 5230
5.6%
2
Zambia
DKK 5209
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 5168
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 5096
8.0%
5
Senegal
DKK 4978
10.2%
6
Kenya
DKK 4833
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4769
13.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4715
14.9%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4675
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 4397
20.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 4348
21.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5541
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5264
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 5264
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 5098
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 5098
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4932
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4868
12.1%
7
Egypt
DKK 4813
13.1%
8
Israel
DKK 4812
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4668
15.8%
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.