Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 501 kr
Communal tax
- 256 kr
Church tax
- 9.34 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,902 kr
Net pay
* 2,598 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
42.3%
57.7%
Net pay
42.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,598 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,902 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,824 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 35.16 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
85.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.3% tax rate now rises to 85.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,500 kr a year living in the region of Ringsted, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,902 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,598 kr per year, or 216 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 42.3% 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 33.10 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.90 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 3,345 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 4500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 4500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 4500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 4500
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 4500
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 4500
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 4214
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4086
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4063
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 4005
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 4003
11.1%
11
Switzerland
DKK 4002
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 3915
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 3668
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 3623
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3534
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3517
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3350
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3116
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3060
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 2828
37.2%
21
Romania
DKK 2632
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 2603
42.2%
23
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4393
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4163
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4142
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4140
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4075
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4069
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4028
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4005
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 3938
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 3735
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 3708
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 3686
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4275
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4275
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4140
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4140
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4005
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 3993
11.3%
7
Egypt
DKK 3944
12.4%
8
Israel
DKK 3908
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 3791
15.8%
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.