Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,836 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 538 kr
Communal tax
- 318 kr
Church tax
- 15.07 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,006 kr
Net pay
* 2,830 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
41.5%
58.5%
Net pay
41.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,830 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,006 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,928 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,836 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 32.94 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
84.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.5% tax rate now rises to 84.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,836 kr a year living in the region of Struer, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,006 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,830 kr per year, or 236 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 41.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.68 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.32 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,366 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 4836
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 4836
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 4836
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 4836
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 4836
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 4836
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 4529
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4392
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4367
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4315
10.8%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4304
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4302
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4207
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 3941
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 3893
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3797
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3779
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3600
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3349
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3289
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3041
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 2829
41.5%
22
Romania
DKK 2829
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4760
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4417
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4836
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4836
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4836
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4760
1.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 4594
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4410
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4408
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4373
9.6%
8
South Korea
DKK 4319
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4261
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4256
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4239
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4198
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4112
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 3930
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3830
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4721
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4473
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4452
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4449
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4379
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4372
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4328
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4304
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4232
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4014
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 3985
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 3961
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4788
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4576
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 4546
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 4510
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 4473
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 4410
8.8%
6
Ghana
DKK 4220
12.7%
7
Kenya
DKK 4215
12.8%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4129
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4080
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3849
20.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3825
20.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4836
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4594
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4594
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4449
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4449
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4304
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4276
11.6%
7
Egypt
DKK 4231
12.5%
8
Israel
DKK 4200
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4074
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Struer 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.