Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,616 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,071 kr
Communal tax
- 3,179 kr
Church tax
- 136 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,521 kr
Net pay
* 12,095 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
35.0%
65.0%
Net pay
35.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,095 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,521 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,443 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 18,616 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.98 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35% tax rate now rises to 62.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,616 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,521 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,095 kr per year, or 1,008 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.0% 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 18616
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 18616
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 18616
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 18616
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 18616
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 17434
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 17159
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 16905
9.2%
8
Sweden
DKK 16866
9.4%
9
France
DKK 16810
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 16568
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 16559
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 16196
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15172
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 14986
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 14618
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 14549
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 13860
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 12892
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 12659
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12100
35.0%
21
Netherlands
DKK 11713
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 10890
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17004
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 16459
11.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18616
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18616
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18616
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 18453
0.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 17685
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 17529
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17104
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 16968
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16626
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 16414
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 16403
11.9%
11
India
DKK 16382
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16161
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15781
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 15127
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14744
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 18139
2.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 18041
7.6%
2
Brazil
DKK 17194
7.6%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17136
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 16857
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 16831
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 16661
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 16568
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 16289
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 15451
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 15340
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 15247
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 18430
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 17361
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 16127
13.4%
3
Kenya
DKK 16066
13.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 16023
13.9%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15707
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 15404
17.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 14963
19.6%
8
Senegal
DKK 14478
22.2%
9
Angola
DKK 14348
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 14202
23.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13533
27.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 18616
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 17685
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 17685
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17127
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17127
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 16568
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16168
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15287
17.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 14600
21.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 12169
34.6%
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.