Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,220,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,359,206 kr
Communal tax
- 2,810,381 kr
Church tax
- 106,369 kr
Top bracket tax
- 1,590,657 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,867,749 kr
Net pay
* 6,352,251 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
48.0%
52.0%
Net pay
48.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,352,251 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,867,749 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
5,881,671 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 12,220,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.81 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 48% tax rate now rises to 48.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,220,000 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,867,749 kr. That means that your net pay will be 6,352,251 kr per year, or 529,354 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 48.0% and your marginal tax rate is 48.8%. 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 48.78 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.22 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 512 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,561 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 10631400
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 9959300
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 9837100
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 9401994
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 7148700
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 7052496
42.3%
6
Greece
DKK 6857613
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 6656764
45.5%
8
Norway
DKK 6526776
46.6%
9
United Kingdom
DKK 6479910
47.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 6469271
47.1%
11
Spain
DKK 6453753
47.2%
12
Denmark
DKK 6349717
48.0%
13
Austria
DKK 6248660
48.9%
14
Netherlands
DKK 6235437
49.0%
15
Sweden
DKK 6178078
49.4%
16
Germany
DKK 6018962
50.7%
17
Ireland
DKK 5969452
51.2%
18
Italy
DKK 5950763
51.3%
19
France
DKK 5341298
56.3%
20
Finland
DKK 4606744
62.3%
21
Belgium
DKK 4605926
62.3%
22
Portugal
DKK 4461860
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 6759168
44.7%
1
Canada
DKK 5842605
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 10950326
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 10165608
16.8%
2
Singapore
DKK 9591653
21.5%
3
Indonesia
DKK 8286771
32.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 8039651
34.2%
5
Pakistan
DKK 7974334
34.7%
6
Vietnam
DKK 7954503
34.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 7635910
37.5%
8
New Zealand
DKK 7528857
38.4%
9
Taiwan
DKK 7508669
38.6%
10
Malaysia
DKK 7345953
39.9%
11
China
DKK 6920149
43.4%
12
Japan
DKK 6770964
44.6%
13
Australia
DKK 6611319
45.9%
14
South Korea
DKK 6586066
46.1%
15
India
DKK 2935781
76.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 10821131
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 8863434
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 8282091
32.2%
3
Panama
DKK 8203464
32.9%
4
Mexico
DKK 7976801
34.7%
5
Argentina
DKK 7942951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 7940092
35.0%
7
Colombia
DKK 7619173
37.7%
8
Uruguay
DKK 7613221
37.7%
9
Peru
DKK 7539984
38.3%
10
Chile
DKK 7502971
38.6%
11
Ecuador
DKK 7066692
42.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 12145664
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 12119102
0.8%
2
Bahrain
DKK 12035231
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 11609000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 11609000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 11242400
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 9166935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 9166325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 7118392
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 6281592
48.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Varde 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.