Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,520 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,615 kr
Communal tax
- 2,293 kr
Church tax
- 87.68 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,131 kr
Net pay
* 9,389 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
35.3%
64.7%
Net pay
35.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,389 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,131 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,053 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 14,520 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.12 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
67.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.3% tax rate now rises to 67.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 31.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,520 kr a year living in the region of Slagelse, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,131 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,389 kr per year, or 782 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.32 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.68 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,384 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 14520
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 14520
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 14520
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 14520
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 14520
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14038
3.3%
6
Spain
DKK 13598
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 13342
8.1%
8
Italy
DKK 13186
9.2%
9
France
DKK 13112
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 12923
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 12916
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 12632
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 11834
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 11689
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 11402
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 11348
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10810
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10055
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9874
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 9344
35.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9140
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8494
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13262
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13118
9.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 14520
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 14520
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 14520
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 14434
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 13794
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 13643
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 13330
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 13235
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12968
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 12806
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 12794
11.9%
11
India
DKK 12778
12.0%
12
China
DKK 12606
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 12346
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 11799
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11500
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 14175
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 13431
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 13366
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 13358
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 13148
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 13128
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12995
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 12923
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 12705
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12052
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11964
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11892
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 14375
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13541
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13362
8.0%
3
Kenya
DKK 12671
12.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 12656
12.8%
5
Cameroon
DKK 12251
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12068
16.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 11770
18.9%
8
Senegal
DKK 11748
19.1%
9
Uganda
DKK 11582
20.2%
10
Angola
DKK 11275
22.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10735
26.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 14520
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 13794
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 13794
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13358
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13358
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12923
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 12611
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12092
16.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 11461
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 9770
32.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Slagelse 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.