Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,888 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,100 kr
Communal tax
- 1,401 kr
Church tax
- 50.98 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,687 kr
Net pay
* 6,201 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
37.3%
62.7%
Net pay
37.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,201 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,687 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,609 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 9,888 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 17.81 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
74.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.3% tax rate now rises to 74.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 36.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,888 kr a year living in the region of Ringsted, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,687 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,201 kr per year, or 517 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.3% 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 33.13 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 9235
6.6%
1
USA
DKK 9032
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 9653
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 9146
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 9102
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 9097
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 8954
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 8940
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 8850
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 8800
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 8652
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 8207
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 8148
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 8098
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 9789
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 9295
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 9222
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 8820
10.8%
4
Kenya
DKK 8640
12.6%
5
Uganda
DKK 8620
12.8%
6
Senegal
DKK 8454
14.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 8343
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 8280
16.3%
9
Ghana
DKK 8158
17.5%
10
Angola
DKK 7751
21.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 7460
24.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 9888
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 9394
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 9394
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 9097
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 9097
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 8800
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 8588
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 8432
14.7%
8
Turkey
DKK 8162
17.5%
9
Egypt
DKK 8152
17.6%
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.