Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,126,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,461,031 kr
Communal tax
- 5,118,185 kr
Church tax
- 215,289 kr
Top bracket tax
- 2,926,945 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 10,722,585 kr
Net pay
* 11,403,415 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
48.5%
51.5%
Net pay
48.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,403,415 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,722,585 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
10,736,507 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 22,126,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.85 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 48.5% tax rate now rises to 48.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,126,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 10,722,585 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,403,415 kr per year, or 950,285 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 48.5% and your marginal tax rate is 48.9%. 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 48.88 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.12 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 511 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,556 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 19249620
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 18032690
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 17811430
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 17029614
23.0%
4
Romania
DKK 12943710
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 12753845
42.4%
6
Greece
DKK 12404973
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 11898326
46.2%
8
Norway
DKK 11737332
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 11701620
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
DKK 11606265
47.5%
11
Spain
DKK 11585061
47.6%
12
Denmark
DKK 11423728
48.4%
13
Italy
DKK 11356467
48.7%
14
Netherlands
DKK 11237967
49.2%
15
Sweden
DKK 11132012
49.7%
16
Austria
DKK 11095523
49.9%
17
Germany
DKK 10820896
51.1%
18
Ireland
DKK 10724332
51.5%
19
France
DKK 9432476
57.4%
20
Belgium
DKK 8308779
62.5%
21
Finland
DKK 8254134
62.7%
22
Portugal
DKK 8028020
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 12039066
45.6%
1
Canada
DKK 10445963
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 19865726
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 18387588
16.9%
2
Singapore
DKK 17318332
21.7%
3
Indonesia
DKK 14983227
32.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 14478551
34.6%
5
Pakistan
DKK 14413234
34.9%
6
Vietnam
DKK 14393403
35.0%
7
Philippines
DKK 13785884
37.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 13571517
38.7%
9
Taiwan
DKK 13452269
39.2%
10
Malaysia
DKK 13190394
40.4%
11
China
DKK 12368449
44.1%
12
Japan
DKK 12109588
45.3%
13
Australia
DKK 11861499
46.4%
14
South Korea
DKK 11749934
46.9%
15
India
DKK 4075667
81.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 19588743
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 16045284
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 14931493
32.5%
3
Panama
DKK 14815719
33.0%
4
Mexico
DKK 14415701
34.9%
5
Argentina
DKK 14381851
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 14344321
35.2%
7
Colombia
DKK 13661595
38.3%
8
Uruguay
DKK 13629729
38.4%
9
Peru
DKK 13607409
38.5%
10
Chile
DKK 13446571
39.2%
11
Ecuador
DKK 12717718
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 16097878
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 15491749
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 15088776
31.8%
3
Nigeria
DKK 15050976
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 14643335
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 14397388
34.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 13609535
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 13480046
39.1%
8
Morocco
DKK 13423916
39.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 13283611
40.0%
10
South Africa
DKK 12238983
44.7%
11
Uganda
DKK 12194322
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 22051664
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 22025102
0.5%
2
Bahrain
DKK 21842171
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 21019700
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 21019700
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 20355920
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 16596435
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16595825
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 12887746
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 11234592
49.2%
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.