Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,048,120 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 672,720 kr
Communal tax
- 1,407,245 kr
Church tax
- 60,153 kr
Top bracket tax
- 725,704 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,866,958 kr
Net pay
* 3,181,162 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.4%
52.6%
Net pay
47.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,181,162 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,866,958 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,880,880 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,048,120 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.4% tax rate now rises to 47.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,048,120 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,866,958 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,181,162 kr per year, or 265,097 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.4% and your marginal tax rate is 48.9%. 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 48.90 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.10 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 511 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,555 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 5261864
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4929218
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4868737
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4649646
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3538150
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3500301
42.1%
6
Greece
DKK 3401360
43.8%
7
Switzerland
DKK 3400845
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3285962
45.7%
9
Norway
DKK 3280368
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3256720
46.2%
11
Austria
DKK 3228847
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3209284
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3188381
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3118637
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3091556
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 3027143
50.0%
17
Ireland
DKK 3006949
50.3%
18
Italy
DKK 2795578
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2792312
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2334258
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2298883
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2239983
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3469556
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2974508
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5395634
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5042948
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4777586
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4114581
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 4027929
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3962612
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3942781
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3805541
37.1%
8
Philippines
DKK 3804201
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3764010
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3704606
38.8%
11
China
DKK 3525615
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3444763
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3368746
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3340223
44.8%
15
India
DKK 2225582
63.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5358517
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4388821
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4139216
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4083734
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3965079
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3949972
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3931229
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3864668
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3854474
36.3%
9
Chile
DKK 3799843
37.2%
10
Peru
DKK 3759707
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3545850
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4401221
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4237233
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4118437
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4114802
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 4007817
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3946766
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3721639
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3691029
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3680914
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3636883
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3396149
43.9%
11
Uganda
DKK 3351488
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5973784
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5947222
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5925070
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5745714
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5745714
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5564270
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4538025
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4537415
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3523828
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3195652
47.2%
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.