Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,912 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,104 kr
Communal tax
- 3,296 kr
Church tax
- 109 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,645 kr
Net pay
* 12,267 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.9%
Average tax rate
35.1%
64.9%
Net pay
35.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,267 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,645 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,566 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,912 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.87 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.1% tax rate now rises to 62.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,912 kr a year living in the region of Skanderborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,645 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,267 kr per year, or 1,022 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.1% and your marginal tax rate is 32.9%. 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 32.92 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.08 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 671 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,354 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 18912
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 18912
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 18912
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 18912
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 18912
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 17711
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17435
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17174
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17078
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17069
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16832
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16822
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16453
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15413
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15224
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14850
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14780
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14080
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13097
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12860
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12299
35.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11899
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11064
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17274
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 16699
11.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18912
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18912
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18912
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 18742
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 17966
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 17811
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17377
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17238
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16891
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 16674
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 16663
11.9%
11
India
DKK 16643
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16418
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16029
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15368
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14978
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18421
2.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 18568
7.5%
2
Brazil
DKK 17464
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17409
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17125
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17099
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16926
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16832
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 16548
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 15697
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 15583
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15489
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 18723
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 17637
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 16312
13.8%
3
Kenya
DKK 16310
13.8%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 16266
14.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15956
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 15645
17.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 15194
19.7%
8
Senegal
DKK 14676
22.4%
9
Angola
DKK 14568
23.0%
10
Uganda
DKK 14392
23.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13734
27.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18912
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17966
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17966
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17399
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17399
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16832
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16425
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15509
18.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 14837
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 12341
34.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Skanderborg 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.