Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,335 kr
Communal tax
- 1,806 kr
Church tax
- 77.21 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,354 kr
Net pay
* 7,646 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
36.3%
63.7%
Net pay
36.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,646 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,354 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,276 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 12,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 15.23 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
70.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.3% tax rate now rises to 70.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,000 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,354 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,646 kr per year, or 637 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.75 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.25 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,363 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 12000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 12000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 12000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 12000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 12000
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 11928
0.6%
6
Spain
DKK 11238
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10993
8.4%
8
Italy
DKK 10897
9.2%
9
France
DKK 10836
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10680
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10674
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 10440
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9780
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9660
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 9423
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 9378
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8934
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 8310
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 8160
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7649
36.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7553
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 7020
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 11009
8.3%
1
USA
DKK 10961
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 12000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 12000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 12000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 11924
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 11400
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 11233
6.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 11007
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 10938
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 10717
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 10573
11.9%
10
Malaysia
DKK 10564
12.0%
11
India
DKK 10560
12.0%
12
China
DKK 10418
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 10203
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 9751
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 9504
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11715
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 11100
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 11046
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 11040
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 10866
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 10849
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10740
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10680
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10500
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9960
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9888
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 9828
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 11880
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 11280
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 11191
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 10572
11.9%
4
Kenya
DKK 10478
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 10125
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 10012
16.6%
7
Uganda
DKK 9979
16.8%
8
Senegal
DKK 9956
17.0%
9
Ghana
DKK 9805
18.3%
10
Angola
DKK 9365
22.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8953
25.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 12000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 11400
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 11400
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 11040
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 11040
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10680
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 10422
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 10101
15.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 9667
19.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 8736
27.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Skive 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.