Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,460 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,275 kr
Communal tax
- 1,694 kr
Church tax
- 63.12 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,168 kr
Net pay
* 7,292 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
36.4%
63.6%
Net pay
36.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,292 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,168 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,090 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 11,460 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 15.78 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
71.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.4% tax rate now rises to 71.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,460 kr a year living in the region of Silkeborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,168 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,292 kr per year, or 608 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.4% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.63 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.37 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,369 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 11460
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 11460
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 11460
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 11460
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 11460
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 11401
0.5%
6
Spain
DKK 10732
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10490
8.5%
8
Italy
DKK 10407
9.2%
9
France
DKK 10348
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10199
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10194
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 9970
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9340
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9225
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 8999
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 8956
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8532
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7936
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 7793
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7285
36.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7212
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6704
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 10558
7.9%
1
USA
DKK 10467
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 11460
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 11460
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 11460
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 11384
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 10887
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 10712
6.5%
6
Indonesia
DKK 10510
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 10446
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 10235
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 10097
11.9%
10
India
DKK 10085
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 10083
12.0%
12
China
DKK 9949
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 9744
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 9312
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 9076
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11188
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 10600
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 10549
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 10543
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 10377
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 10361
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10257
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10199
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10027
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9512
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9443
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 9386
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 11345
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 10772
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 10688
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 10126
11.6%
4
Kenya
DKK 10008
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 9669
15.6%
6
Uganda
DKK 9635
15.9%
7
Senegal
DKK 9572
16.5%
8
Mozambique
DKK 9569
16.5%
9
Ghana
DKK 9384
18.1%
10
Angola
DKK 8955
21.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8571
25.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 11460
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 10887
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 10887
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 10543
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 10543
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10199
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 9953
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9674
15.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 9283
19.0%
9
Turkey
DKK 9077
20.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Silkeborg 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.