Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,780 kr
Communal tax
- 2,636 kr
Church tax
- 113 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,664 kr
Net pay
* 10,336 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.4%
64.6%
Net pay
35.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,336 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,664 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,586 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.24 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
65.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.4% tax rate now rises to 65.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 30.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,000 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,664 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,336 kr per year, or 861 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.4% 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 32.76 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.24 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,362 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16000
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 15060
5.9%
6
Spain
DKK 14984
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 14721
8.0%
8
Italy
DKK 14530
9.2%
9
France
DKK 14448
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14240
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14232
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 13920
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13040
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 12880
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 12564
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 12504
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11912
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11080
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10880
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10340
35.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10070
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9360
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 14614
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14334
10.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 15903
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 15200
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15046
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 14693
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 14584
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 14290
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14113
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14098
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14080
12.0%
12
China
DKK 13890
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 13591
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13001
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 12672
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 15620
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 14800
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 14728
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 14720
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 14488
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 14466
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 14320
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14240
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14000
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13280
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13184
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13104
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 15840
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 14922
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14378
10.1%
3
Kenya
DKK 13902
13.1%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 13875
13.3%
5
Cameroon
DKK 13500
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13274
17.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 12924
19.2%
8
Senegal
DKK 12736
20.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 12523
21.7%
10
Angola
DKK 12388
22.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 11754
26.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15200
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15200
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 14720
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 14720
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14240
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13896
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13261
17.1%
8
Egypt
DKK 12548
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 10645
33.5%
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.