Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,867,988 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 652,685 kr
Communal tax
- 1,391,750 kr
Church tax
- 58,882 kr
Top bracket tax
- 677,478 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,781,930 kr
Net pay
* 3,086,058 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
47.4%
52.6%
Net pay
47.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,086,058 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,781,930 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,795,852 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,867,988 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.4% tax rate now rises to 47.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,867,988 kr a year living in the region of Stevns, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,781,930 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,086,058 kr per year, or 257,171 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.4% 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 48.92 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.08 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 2,554 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 5105150
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4782410
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4723730
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4510945
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3432773
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3396627
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3308306
43.6%
7
Greece
DKK 3300486
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3192744
45.6%
9
Norway
DKK 3185618
45.7%
10
Spain
DKK 3163411
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3139741
46.5%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3114138
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3096115
47.2%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3027671
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3001473
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 2939824
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2920486
50.2%
18
France
DKK 2717917
53.7%
19
Italy
DKK 2713834
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2267934
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2231550
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2175136
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3373546
42.5%
1
Canada
DKK 2890800
50.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5233515
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 4893438
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4637083
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 3992811
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 3910843
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3845526
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3825695
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3697462
37.0%
8
Philippines
DKK 3692369
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3654129
37.7%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3598330
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3426543
41.6%
12
Japan
DKK 3347685
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3274846
44.2%
14
Australia
DKK 3244753
44.7%
15
India
DKK 2204854
62.4%
16
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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.