Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 223 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,358 kr
Net pay
* 642 kr
Marginal tax rate
11.1%
Average tax rate
67.9%
32.1%
Net pay
67.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
642 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,358 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,280 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 2,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 76.40 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
96.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 67.9% tax rate now rises to 96.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,000 kr a year living in the region of Roskilde, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,358 kr. That means that your net pay will be 642 kr per year, or 53.47 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 67.9% and your marginal tax rate is 11.1%. 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 11.12 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 88.88 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 889 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,444 kr of net incomes.
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 1953
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 1850
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 1841
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 1840
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 1811
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 1808
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 1790
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 1780
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 1750
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 1660
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 1648
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 1638
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 2000
0.0%
1
Egypt
DKK 1934
3.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
DKK 1900
5.0%
3
Qatar
DKK 1900
5.0%
4
Bahrain
DKK 1840
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 1840
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 1815
9.3%
7
Kuwait
DKK 1780
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 1737
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 1685
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Roskilde 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.