Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,445 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 717 kr
Communal tax
- 675 kr
Church tax
- 26.16 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,553 kr
Net pay
* 3,892 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
39.6%
60.4%
Net pay
39.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,892 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,553 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,475 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,445 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 25.56 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
80.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.6% tax rate now rises to 80.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 41.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,445 kr a year living in the region of Svendborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,553 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,892 kr per year, or 324 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 39.6% 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 6445
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 6445
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 6445
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 6445
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 6445
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 6445
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 6036
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 5853
9.2%
8
France
DKK 5820
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 5818
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 5736
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 5733
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 5607
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 5253
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 5188
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 5061
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 5037
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4798
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 4463
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 4383
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 4056
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 3911
39.3%
22
Romania
DKK 3770
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 6198
3.8%
1
USA
DKK 5887
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 6445
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 6445
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 6445
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 6369
1.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 6123
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 5905
8.4%
6
Indonesia
DKK 5891
8.6%
7
Taiwan
DKK 5875
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 5756
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 5679
11.9%
10
India
DKK 5672
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 5651
12.3%
12
China
DKK 5595
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 5480
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 5237
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 5104
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 6292
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5962
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 5933
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 5929
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 5836
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 5827
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 5768
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 5736
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 5639
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 5349
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 5311
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 5278
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 6381
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 6058
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 6011
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 5990
7.1%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 5870
8.9%
5
Senegal
DKK 5705
11.5%
6
Kenya
DKK 5625
12.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 5474
15.1%
8
Mozambique
DKK 5457
15.3%
9
Cameroon
DKK 5438
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 5099
20.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 5007
22.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 6445
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 6123
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 6123
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 5929
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 5929
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 5736
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 5627
12.7%
7
Israel
DKK 5597
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 5537
14.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 5421
15.9%
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.