Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,002 kr
Communal tax
- 3,051 kr
Church tax
- 130 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,319 kr
Net pay
* 11,681 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.1%
64.9%
Net pay
35.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,681 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,319 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,241 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.25 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
63.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.1% tax rate now rises to 63.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 28.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,000 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,319 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,681 kr per year, or 973 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.1% 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 18000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 18000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 18000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 18000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 18000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 16857
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 16585
7.9%
7
Sweden
DKK 16441
8.7%
8
Italy
DKK 16346
9.2%
9
France
DKK 16254
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16020
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16011
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 15660
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 14670
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14490
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14134
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14067
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13401
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12465
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12240
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 11685
35.1%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11326
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10530
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 16441
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15958
11.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 17853
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 17100
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16944
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 16536
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 16407
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16076
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15872
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15860
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15840
12.0%
12
China
DKK 15627
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15265
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 14627
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14256
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 17551
2.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 16630
7.6%
2
Colombia
DKK 16946
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 16569
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16299
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16274
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16110
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16020
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 15750
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14940
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 14832
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 14742
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 17820
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 16787
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15743
12.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 15556
13.6%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15517
13.8%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15187
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14903
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14483
19.5%
8
Senegal
DKK 14068
21.8%
9
Angola
DKK 13887
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 13806
23.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13114
27.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17100
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17100
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 16560
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 16560
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16020
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 15633
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 14825
17.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 14107
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 11810
34.4%
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.