Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 445 kr
Communal tax
- 145 kr
Church tax
- 6.11 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,732 kr
Net pay
* 2,268 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
43.3%
56.7%
Net pay
43.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,268 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,732 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,654 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 4,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 39.13 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
87.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.3% tax rate now rises to 87.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 44% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,732 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,268 kr per year, or 189 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 43.3% 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 32.46 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.54 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 3,377 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 4000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 4000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 4000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 4000
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 4000
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 4000
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 3746
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 3632
9.2%
8
France
DKK 3612
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 3560
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 3558
11.1%
11
Switzerland
DKK 3537
11.6%
12
Russia
DKK 3480
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 3260
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 3220
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3141
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3126
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 2978
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 2770
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 2720
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 2513
37.2%
21
Romania
DKK 2340
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 2266
43.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 3937
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 3654
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 4000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 4000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 4000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 3924
1.9%
4
Thailand
DKK 3800
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 3648
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 3646
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 3572
10.7%
8
Philippines
DKK 3566
10.9%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3524
11.9%
10
India
DKK 3520
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 3493
12.7%
12
China
DKK 3473
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 3401
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 3250
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3168
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 3905
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 3700
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 3682
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 3680
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 3622
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 3616
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 3580
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 3560
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 3500
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 3320
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 3296
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 3276
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 3960
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 3786
5.3%
2
Zambia
DKK 3760
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 3730
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 3700
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 3646
8.9%
6
Ghana
DKK 3568
10.8%
7
Kenya
DKK 3526
11.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 3418
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 3375
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3200
20.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3194
20.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 4000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 3800
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 3800
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 3680
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 3680
8.0%
5
Lebanon
DKK 3565
10.9%
6
Kuwait
DKK 3560
11.0%
7
Egypt
DKK 3517
12.1%
8
Israel
DKK 3474
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 3370
15.8%
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.