Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,502 kr
Communal tax
- 2,159 kr
Church tax
- 91.34 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,888 kr
Net pay
* 8,612 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
36.2%
63.8%
Net pay
36.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,612 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,888 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,809 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 13,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.93 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
68.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.2% tax rate now rises to 68.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,500 kr a year living in the region of Stevns, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,888 kr. That means that your net pay will be 8,612 kr per year, or 718 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.2% 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 33.17 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.83 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12331
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12264
9.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 13500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 13500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 13500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 13420
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 12825
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 12676
6.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 12390
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 12305
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12057
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 11898
11.9%
10
New Zealand
DKK 11895
11.9%
11
India
DKK 11880
12.0%
12
China
DKK 11720
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 11478
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 10970
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 10692
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 13365
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 12661
6.2%
2
Morocco
DKK 12590
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 11813
12.5%
4
Kenya
DKK 11784
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11390
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11238
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11023
18.4%
8
Ghana
DKK 10974
18.7%
9
Uganda
DKK 10933
19.0%
10
Angola
DKK 10502
22.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10014
25.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 13500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 12825
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 12825
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 12420
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 12420
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 12015
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 11725
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11286
16.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 10735
20.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 9134
32.3%
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.