Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 612 kr
Communal tax
- 453 kr
Church tax
- 19.04 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,219 kr
Net pay
* 3,281 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
40.3%
59.7%
Net pay
40.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,281 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,219 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,141 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 29.35 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
83.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.3% tax rate now rises to 83.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 42.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,500 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,219 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,281 kr per year, or 273 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 40.4% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 5500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 5500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 5500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 5500
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 5500
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 5500
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 5151
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4995
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4967
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4936
10.3%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4895
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4892
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4785
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4482
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4427
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 4319
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 4298
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4095
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3809
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3740
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3463
37.0%
21
Denmark
DKK 3276
40.4%
22
Romania
DKK 3218
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 5365
2.5%
1
USA
DKK 5024
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 5500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 5500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 5500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 5424
1.4%
4
Thailand
DKK 5225
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 5021
8.7%
6
Taiwan
DKK 5013
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 5005
9.0%
8
South Korea
DKK 4912
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4846
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4840
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4819
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4775
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4676
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4469
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 4356
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 5369
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5088
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 5063
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 5060
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4980
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4973
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4923
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4895
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4812
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4565
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4532
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4505
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 5445
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 5195
5.5%
2
Zambia
DKK 5170
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 5129
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 5061
8.0%
5
Senegal
DKK 4945
10.1%
6
Kenya
DKK 4797
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4737
13.9%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4682
14.9%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4640
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 4365
20.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 4318
21.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5225
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 5225
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 5060
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 5060
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4895
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4834
12.1%
7
Egypt
DKK 4780
13.1%
8
Israel
DKK 4777
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4633
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.