Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,020,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 780,821 kr
Communal tax
- 1,635,248 kr
Church tax
- 69,899 kr
Top bracket tax
- 855,174 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,342,277 kr
Net pay
* 3,677,723 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.6%
52.4%
Net pay
47.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,677,723 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,342,277 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,356,199 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 7,020,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.78 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.6% tax rate now rises to 47.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,020,000 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,342,277 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,677,723 kr per year, or 306,477 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.6% 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 48.91 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.09 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 6107400
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 5721300
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 5651100
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 5397994
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 4106700
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 4059662
42.2%
6
Greece
DKK 3945613
43.8%
7
Switzerland
DKK 3906148
44.4%
8
Norway
DKK 3791576
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
DKK 3788910
46.0%
10
Spain
DKK 3760153
46.4%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 3722631
47.0%
12
Austria
DKK 3704375
47.2%
13
Denmark
DKK 3686194
47.5%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3609437
48.6%
15
Sweden
DKK 3577588
49.0%
16
Germany
DKK 3498262
50.2%
17
Ireland
DKK 3473452
50.5%
18
Italy
DKK 3236617
53.9%
19
France
DKK 3193698
54.5%
20
Finland
DKK 2692104
61.7%
21
Belgium
DKK 2662171
62.1%
22
Portugal
DKK 2589860
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3987568
43.2%
1
Canada
DKK 3426144
51.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 6270326
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5849608
16.7%
2
Singapore
DKK 5535652
21.1%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4771571
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 4659651
33.6%
5
Pakistan
DKK 4594334
34.6%
6
Vietnam
DKK 4574503
34.8%
7
Philippines
DKK 4407576
37.2%
8
Taiwan
DKK 4388669
37.5%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4356857
37.9%
10
Malaysia
DKK 4278005
39.1%
11
China
DKK 4060149
42.2%
12
Japan
DKK 3968537
43.5%
13
South Korea
DKK 3875374
44.8%
14
Australia
DKK 3855319
45.1%
15
India
DKK 2337416
66.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 6218710
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5093434
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4791591
31.7%
3
Panama
DKK 4732464
32.6%
4
Mexico
DKK 4596801
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 4578292
34.8%
6
Argentina
DKK 4562951
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 4454949
36.5%
8
Colombia
DKK 4447298
36.7%
9
Chile
DKK 4382971
37.6%
10
Peru
DKK 4354984
38.0%
11
Ecuador
DKK 4100274
41.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 6945664
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 6919102
1.4%
2
Bahrain
DKK 6887231
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 6669000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 6669000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 6458400
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 5266935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 5266325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 4089860
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3681592
47.6%
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.