Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,880 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,321 kr
Communal tax
- 1,816 kr
Church tax
- 76.85 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,350 kr
Net pay
* 7,530 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
36.6%
63.4%
Net pay
36.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,530 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,350 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,272 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 11,880 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 15.38 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
70.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.6% tax rate now rises to 70.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,880 kr a year living in the region of Stevns, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,350 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,530 kr per year, or 627 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.6% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.16 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.84 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 668 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,342 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 11880
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 11880
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 11880
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 11880
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 11880
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 11811
0.6%
6
Spain
DKK 11126
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10881
8.4%
8
Italy
DKK 10788
9.2%
9
France
DKK 10728
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10573
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10567
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 10336
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9682
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9563
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 9329
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 9284
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8845
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 8227
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 8078
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7568
36.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7477
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6950
41.5%
23
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11598
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 10989
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 10936
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 10930
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 10757
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 10741
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10633
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10573
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10395
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9860
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9789
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 9730
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 11761
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 11167
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 11079
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 10473
11.8%
4
Kenya
DKK 10374
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 10023
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 9913
16.6%
7
Uganda
DKK 9902
16.7%
8
Senegal
DKK 9871
16.9%
9
Ghana
DKK 9711
18.3%
10
Angola
DKK 9274
21.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8868
25.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 11880
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 11286
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 11286
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 10930
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 10930
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10573
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 10318
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 10006
15.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 9582
19.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 8812
25.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Stevns 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.