Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,744 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,862 kr
Communal tax
- 2,856 kr
Church tax
- 104 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,958 kr
Net pay
* 10,786 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
35.6%
64.4%
Net pay
35.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,786 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,958 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,880 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,744 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.87 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.6% tax rate now rises to 64.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,744 kr a year living in the region of Ringsted, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,958 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,786 kr per year, or 899 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.6% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.13 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.87 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,344 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16744
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16744
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16744
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16744
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16744
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15681
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15574
7.0%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15415
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15205
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15120
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14902
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14894
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14567
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13646
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13479
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13148
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13086
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12466
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11595
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11386
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10840
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10538
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9795
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15294
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14938
10.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16744
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16744
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16744
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16628
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15907
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15752
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15379
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15262
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14954
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14767
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14753
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14735
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14536
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14214
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13606
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13261
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16346
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15481
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15413
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15404
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15162
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15139
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14986
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14902
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14651
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13898
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13797
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13713
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16577
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15615
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14889
11.1%
3
Kenya
DKK 14518
13.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14486
13.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14127
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13880
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13504
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13232
21.0%
9
Uganda
DKK 12998
22.4%
10
Angola
DKK 12946
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12260
26.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16744
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15907
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15907
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15404
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15404
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14902
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14542
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13849
17.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 13119
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11079
33.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ringsted 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.