Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 667 kr
Communal tax
- 555 kr
Church tax
- 23.35 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,382 kr
Net pay
* 3,618 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
39.7%
60.3%
Net pay
39.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,618 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,382 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,303 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 6,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 27.17 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
81.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.7% tax rate now rises to 81.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 42.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,382 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,618 kr per year, or 302 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 39.7% 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 32.49 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.51 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 6000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 6000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 6000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 6000
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 6000
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 6000
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 5619
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 5449
9.2%
8
France
DKK 5418
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 5403
10.0%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 5340
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 5337
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 5220
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4890
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4830
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 4711
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 4689
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 4467
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 4155
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 4080
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3780
37.0%
21
Denmark
DKK 3612
39.8%
22
Romania
DKK 3510
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 5806
3.2%
1
USA
DKK 5480
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 6000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 6000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 6000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 5924
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 5700
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 5481
8.7%
6
Philippines
DKK 5481
8.7%
7
Taiwan
DKK 5469
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 5359
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 5287
11.9%
10
India
DKK 5280
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 5259
12.3%
12
China
DKK 5209
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 5101
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4876
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 4752
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 5858
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 5550
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 5523
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 5520
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 5433
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 5425
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 5370
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 5340
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 5250
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4980
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4944
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4914
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 5940
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 5640
6.0%
2
Uganda
DKK 5616
6.4%
3
Morocco
DKK 5596
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 5489
8.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 5347
10.9%
6
Kenya
DKK 5235
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 5127
14.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 5092
15.1%
9
Cameroon
DKK 5062
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 4753
20.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 4684
21.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 6000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 5700
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 5700
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 5520
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 5520
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 5340
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 5254
12.4%
7
Israel
DKK 5211
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 5180
13.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 5054
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.