Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,468 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,498 kr
Communal tax
- 2,086 kr
Church tax
- 87.75 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 4,808 kr
Net pay
* 8,660 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
35.7%
64.3%
Net pay
35.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,660 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
4,808 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,729 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 13,468 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 13.91 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
68.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.7% tax rate now rises to 68.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 32.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,468 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,808 kr. That means that your net pay will be 8,660 kr per year, or 722 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.48 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.52 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 675 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,376 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 13468
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 13468
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 13468
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 13468
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 13468
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 13311
1.2%
6
Spain
DKK 12613
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 12361
8.2%
8
Italy
DKK 12230
9.2%
9
France
DKK 12162
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 11987
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 11980
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 11717
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 10976
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 10842
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 10576
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 10525
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 10027
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 9327
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 9158
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 8636
35.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 8477
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 7879
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12302
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 12238
9.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 13468
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 13468
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 13468
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 13388
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 12795
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 12645
6.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 12360
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 12276
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 12028
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 11870
11.9%
10
New Zealand
DKK 11867
11.9%
11
India
DKK 11852
12.0%
12
China
DKK 11692
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 11451
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 10944
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 10667
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 13148
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 12458
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 12397
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 12391
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 12195
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 12177
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 12054
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 11986
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 11784
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 11178
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 11098
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 11030
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 13333
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 12639
6.2%
2
Morocco
DKK 12560
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 11786
12.5%
4
Kenya
DKK 11756
12.7%
5
Cameroon
DKK 11363
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 11212
16.8%
7
Senegal
DKK 11000
18.3%
8
Ghana
DKK 10950
18.7%
9
Uganda
DKK 10913
19.0%
10
Angola
DKK 10478
22.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 9991
25.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 13468
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 12795
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 12795
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 12391
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 12391
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 11987
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 11697
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 11260
16.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 10712
20.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 9113
32.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejen 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.