Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,012,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 668,703 kr
Communal tax
- 1,426,198 kr
Church tax
- 60,339 kr
Top bracket tax
- 696,000 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,852,376 kr
Net pay
* 3,159,624 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
3,159,624 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,852,376 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,866,297 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,012,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.77 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.4% tax rate now rises to 47.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,012,000 kr a year living in the region of Stevns, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,852,376 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,159,624 kr per year, or 263,302 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 48.91 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.09 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 2,555 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 5230440
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4899780
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4839660
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4621834
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3517020
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3479512
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3382289
43.7%
7
Greece
DKK 3381133
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3267270
45.7%
9
Norway
DKK 3261368
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3238009
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3211174
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3190205
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3169880
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3100397
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3073493
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 3009634
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2989612
50.3%
18
Italy
DKK 2779187
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2777394
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2320959
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2285382
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2226980
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3450304
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2957723
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5363126
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 5012968
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4749413
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4090163
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 4004451
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3939134
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3919303
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3783869
37.1%
8
Philippines
DKK 3781776
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3741977
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3683295
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3505749
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3425297
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3349917
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3321079
44.8%
15
India
DKK 2221426
63.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5326548
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4362634
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4114971
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4059624
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3941601
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3926620
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3907751
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3842730
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3832442
36.3%
9
Chile
DKK 3778171
37.2%
10
Peru
DKK 3737584
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3525245
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 4374943
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 4211949
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 4093791
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 4090233
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 3983924
33.7%
5
Mozambique
DKK 3923288
34.7%
6
Zambia
DKK 3699425
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 3669038
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 3659026
39.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 3615211
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 3376283
43.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 3331622
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 5937664
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5911102
1.7%
2
Bahrain
DKK 5889311
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5711400
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 5711400
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 5531040
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 4510935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 4510325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 3502791
41.7%
9
Israel
DKK 3177592
47.2%
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.