Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,436 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 605 kr
Communal tax
- 445 kr
Church tax
- 16.57 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,202 kr
Net pay
* 3,234 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
40.5%
59.5%
Net pay
40.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,234 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,202 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,123 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,436 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 29.66 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
83.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.5% tax rate now rises to 83.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 42.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,436 kr a year living in the region of Silkeborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,202 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,234 kr per year, or 270 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 40.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.65 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.35 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 3,368 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 5436
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 5436
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 5436
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 5436
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 5436
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 5436
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 5091
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4936
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4909
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4876
10.3%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4838
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4835
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4729
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4430
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4376
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 4269
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 4248
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4047
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3764
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3696
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3422
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 3233
40.5%
22
Romania
DKK 3180
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 5308
2.4%
1
USA
DKK 4965
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 5436
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 5436
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 5436
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 5360
1.4%
4
Thailand
DKK 5164
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4962
8.7%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4955
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4944
9.0%
8
South Korea
DKK 4855
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4790
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4784
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4762
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4719
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4622
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4417
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 4305
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 5307
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5028
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 5004
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 5001
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4922
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4915
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4865
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4838
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4756
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4512
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4479
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4452
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 5382
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 5136
5.5%
2
Zambia
DKK 5110
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 5070
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 5006
7.9%
5
Senegal
DKK 4894
10.0%
6
Kenya
DKK 4741
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4688
13.8%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4629
14.8%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4586
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 4315
20.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 4270
21.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5436
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5164
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 5164
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 5001
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 5001
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4838
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4780
12.1%
7
Egypt
DKK 4729
13.0%
8
Israel
DKK 4721
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4579
15.8%
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.