Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,968 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,220 kr
Communal tax
- 1,642 kr
Church tax
- 63.69 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,062 kr
Net pay
* 6,906 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.4%
Average tax rate
37.0%
63.0%
Net pay
37.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,906 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,062 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,983 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 10,968 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 16.40 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
72.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37% tax rate now rises to 72.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 35.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,968 kr a year living in the region of Svendborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,062 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,906 kr per year, or 576 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.0% and your marginal tax rate is 33.4%. 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 33.35 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.65 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 667 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,333 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 10968
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 10968
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 10968
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 10968
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 10968
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 10920
0.4%
6
Spain
DKK 10272
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10031
8.5%
8
Italy
DKK 9960
9.2%
9
France
DKK 9904
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 9762
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 9756
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 9542
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 8939
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 8829
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 8612
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 8572
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 8166
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 7595
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 7458
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 6954
36.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 6902
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 6416
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 10146
7.5%
1
USA
DKK 10018
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 10968
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 10968
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 10968
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 10892
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 10420
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 10237
6.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 10056
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 9997
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 9796
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 9664
11.9%
10
India
DKK 9652
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 9645
12.1%
12
China
DKK 9522
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 9326
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 8912
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 8687
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 10708
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 10145
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 10096
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 10091
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 9932
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 9916
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 9816
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 9762
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 9597
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 9103
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 9038
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 8983
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 10858
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 10310
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 10229
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 9719
11.4%
4
Kenya
DKK 9580
12.7%
5
Uganda
DKK 9322
15.0%
6
Cameroon
DKK 9254
15.6%
7
Senegal
DKK 9222
15.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 9166
16.4%
9
Ghana
DKK 9000
17.9%
10
Angola
DKK 8579
21.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 8224
25.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 10968
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 10420
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 10420
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 10091
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 10091
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 9761
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 9526
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9285
15.3%
8
Turkey
DKK 9018
17.8%
9
Egypt
DKK 8932
18.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Svendborg 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.