Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,540 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 839 kr
Communal tax
- 898 kr
Church tax
- 38.01 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,911 kr
Net pay
* 4,629 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
38.6%
61.4%
Net pay
38.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,629 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,911 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,833 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 7,540 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 22.32 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
78.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.6% tax rate now rises to 78.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 39.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,540 kr a year living in the region of Stevns, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,911 kr. That means that your net pay will be 4,629 kr per year, or 386 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.6% 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 33.17 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 7540
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 7540
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 7540
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 7540
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 7540
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 7540
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 7061
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 6847
9.2%
8
Switzerland
DKK 6833
9.4%
9
France
DKK 6809
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 6711
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 6707
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 6560
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6145
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 6070
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 5921
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 5893
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 5614
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5221
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5127
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 4743
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 4648
38.4%
22
Romania
DKK 4411
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7164
5.0%
1
USA
DKK 6887
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 7540
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 7540
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 7540
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 7464
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 7163
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 6947
7.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 6899
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 6873
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 6734
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 6643
11.9%
10
India
DKK 6635
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 6616
12.3%
12
China
DKK 6546
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 6411
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6127
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 5972
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 7361
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 6974
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 6941
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 6937
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 6827
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 6817
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 6748
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 6711
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 6597
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 6258
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 6213
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6175
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 7465
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 7088
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 7032
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 6912
8.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 6809
9.7%
5
Kenya
DKK 6584
12.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 6584
12.7%
7
Cameroon
DKK 6362
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 6355
15.7%
9
Ghana
DKK 6328
16.1%
10
Angola
DKK 5949
21.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 5795
23.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 7540
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 7163
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 7163
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 6937
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 6937
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 6711
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 6548
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 6547
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 6390
15.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 6301
16.4%
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.