Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,668 kr
Communal tax
- 2,391 kr
Church tax
- 91.43 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,286 kr
Net pay
* 9,714 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
35.2%
64.8%
Net pay
35.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,714 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,286 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,208 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 15,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.81 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
66.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.2% tax rate now rises to 66.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 31.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,000 kr a year living in the region of Slagelse, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,286 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,714 kr per year, or 809 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.2% 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 32.33 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.67 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13701
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13519
9.9%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 15000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14250
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14250
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13800
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13800
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13350
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 13027
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12471
16.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 11803
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 10063
32.9%
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.