Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,240 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,361 kr
Communal tax
- 1,827 kr
Church tax
- 69.15 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,393 kr
Net pay
* 7,847 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
35.9%
64.1%
Net pay
35.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,847 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,393 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,315 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 12,240 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 14.96 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
70.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.9% tax rate now rises to 70.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 34.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,240 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,393 kr. That means that your net pay will be 7,847 kr per year, or 654 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.9% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.69 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,385 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 12240
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 12240
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 12240
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 12240
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 12240
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 12163
0.6%
6
Spain
DKK 11463
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 11217
8.4%
8
Italy
DKK 11115
9.2%
9
France
DKK 11053
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 10894
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 10888
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 10649
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 9976
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 9853
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 9611
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 9566
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 9113
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 8476
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 8323
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 7810
36.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 7704
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 7160
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 11210
8.4%
1
USA
DKK 11180
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 12240
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 12240
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 12240
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 12164
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 11628
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 11464
6.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 11229
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 11157
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 10932
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 10785
11.9%
10
Malaysia
DKK 10777
12.0%
11
India
DKK 10771
12.0%
12
China
DKK 10626
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 10407
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 9946
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 9694
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 11949
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 11322
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 11267
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 11261
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 11083
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 11066
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 10955
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 10894
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 10710
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 10159
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 10086
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 10025
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 12118
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 11506
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 11415
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 10771
12.0%
4
Kenya
DKK 10687
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 10327
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 10209
16.6%
7
Uganda
DKK 10131
17.2%
8
Senegal
DKK 10127
17.3%
9
Ghana
DKK 9992
18.4%
10
Angola
DKK 9547
22.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 9123
25.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 12240
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 11628
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 11628
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 11261
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 11261
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 10893
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 10630
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 10290
15.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 9838
19.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 8585
29.9%
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.