Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,196 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 912 kr
Communal tax
- 1,017 kr
Church tax
- 37.90 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,103 kr
Net pay
* 5,093 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
37.9%
62.1%
Net pay
37.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,093 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,103 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,024 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 8,196 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 20.77 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
77.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.9% tax rate now rises to 77.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 39.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,196 kr a year living in the region of Silkeborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,103 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,093 kr per year, or 424 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.9% 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 32.64 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.36 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Christiansø
DKK 6752
17.6%
1
Frederiksberg
DKK 5219
36.3%
2
Rudersdal
DKK 5205
36.5%
3
Tårnby
DKK 5203
36.5%
4
Gladsaxe
DKK 5177
36.8%
5
Hørsholm
DKK 5178
36.8%
6
Vejle
DKK 5180
36.8%
7
Gentofte
DKK 5175
36.9%
8
Glostrup
DKK 5175
36.9%
9
Herlev
DKK 5173
36.9%
10
Københavns
DKK 5167
37.0%
11
Allerød
DKK 5156
37.1%
12
Billund
DKK 5156
37.1%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 5152
37.1%
14
Brøndby
DKK 5147
37.2%
15
Greve
DKK 5149
37.2%
16
Aarhus
DKK 5141
37.3%
17
Dragør
DKK 5135
37.3%
18
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 5135
37.3%
19
Kalundborg
DKK 5143
37.3%
20
Furesø
DKK 5133
37.4%
21
Køge
DKK 5121
37.5%
22
Solrød
DKK 5123
37.5%
23
Fredensborg
DKK 5115
37.6%
24
Herning
DKK 5116
37.6%
25
Ishøj
DKK 5115
37.6%
26
Næstved
DKK 5112
37.6%
27
Ballerup
DKK 5103
37.7%
28
Helsingør
DKK 5105
37.7%
29
Horsens
DKK 5103
37.7%
30
Hvidovre
DKK 5103
37.7%
31
Ikast-Brande
DKK 5109
37.7%
32
Odder
DKK 5109
37.7%
33
Odense
DKK 5105
37.7%
34
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 5109
37.7%
35
Roskilde
DKK 5110
37.7%
36
Slagelse
DKK 5109
37.7%
37
Varde
DKK 5109
37.7%
38
Vordingborg
DKK 5103
37.7%
39
Aalborg
DKK 5096
37.8%
40
Albertslund
DKK 5095
37.8%
41
Fredericia
DKK 5096
37.8%
42
Gribskov
DKK 5101
37.8%
43
Hedensted
DKK 5096
37.8%
44
Holbæk
DKK 5101
37.8%
45
Kolding
DKK 5095
37.8%
46
Lejre
DKK 5097
37.8%
47
Rødovre
DKK 5095
37.8%
48
Vallensbæk
DKK 5095
37.8%
49
Vejen
DKK 5101
37.8%
50
Viborg
DKK 5094
37.8%
51
Aabenraa
DKK 5089
37.9%
52
Egedal
DKK 5093
37.9%
53
Esbjerg
DKK 5087
37.9%
54
Fanø
DKK 5089
37.9%
55
Halsnæs
DKK 5089
37.9%
56
Hillerød
DKK 5090
37.9%
57
Holstebro
DKK 5088
37.9%
58
Lemvig
DKK 5087
37.9%
59
Rebild
DKK 5090
37.9%
60
Silkeborg
DKK 5093
37.9%
61
Skive
DKK 5088
37.9%
62
Struer
DKK 5091
37.9%
63
Sønderborg
DKK 5087
37.9%
64
Tønder
DKK 5093
37.9%
65
Favrskov
DKK 5085
38.0%
66
Frederikssund
DKK 5081
38.0%
67
Middelfart
DKK 5083
38.0%
68
Randers
DKK 5084
38.0%
69
Skanderborg
DKK 5079
38.0%
70
Thisted
DKK 5081
38.0%
71
Faxe
DKK 5076
38.1%
72
Guldborgsund
DKK 5073
38.1%
73
Jammerbugt
DKK 5075
38.1%
74
Mariagerfjord
DKK 5069
38.1%
75
Morsø
DKK 5071
38.1%
76
Nordfyns
DKK 5070
38.1%
77
Ringsted
DKK 5069
38.1%
78
Syddjurs
DKK 5075
38.1%
79
Assens
DKK 5068
38.2%
80
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 5066
38.2%
81
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 5065
38.2%
82
Frederikshavn
DKK 5062
38.2%
83
Haderslev
DKK 5061
38.2%
84
Kerteminde -
DKK 5068
38.2%
85
Norddjurs
DKK 5067
38.2%
86
Samsø
DKK 5067
38.2%
87
Sorø
DKK 5061
38.2%
88
Stevns
DKK 5067
38.2%
89
Ærø
DKK 5065
38.2%
90
Brønderslev
DKK 5056
38.3%
91
Hjørring
DKK 5060
38.3%
92
Langeland
DKK 5054
38.3%
93
Nyborg
DKK 5059
38.3%
94
ODSHERRED
DKK 5060
38.3%
95
Svendborg
DKK 5059
38.3%
96
Lolland
DKK 5050
38.4%
97
Læsø
DKK 5048
38.4%
98
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 5052
38.4%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 8196
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 8196
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 8196
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 8196
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 8196
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 8196
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 7676
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 7448
9.1%
8
Italy
DKK 7443
9.2%
9
France
DKK 7401
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 7294
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 7290
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7131
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6680
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6598
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 6436
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 6405
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6102
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5676
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5573
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5156
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5089
37.9%
22
Romania
DKK 4795
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7743
5.5%
1
USA
DKK 7486
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 8196
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 8196
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 8196
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 8120
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 7786
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 7572
7.6%
6
Indonesia
DKK 7503
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 7471
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 7320
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 7221
11.9%
10
India
DKK 7212
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 7194
12.2%
12
China
DKK 7115
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 6969
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6660
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 6491
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8001
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7581
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 7544
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 7540
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 7421
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 7410
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 7335
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 7294
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7172
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 6803
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 6754
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6713
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 8114
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 7704
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 7644
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 7412
9.6%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 7371
10.1%
5
Kenya
DKK 7159
12.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 7111
13.2%
7
Cameroon
DKK 6915
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 6892
15.9%
9
Ghana
DKK 6839
16.6%
10
Angola
DKK 6452
21.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 6264
23.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 8196
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 7786
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 7786
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 7540
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 7540
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 7295
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 7118
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7091
13.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 6892
15.9%
9
Turkey
DKK 6821
16.8%
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.