Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 556 kr
Communal tax
- 325 kr
Church tax
- 12.36 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,029 kr
Net pay
* 2,971 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
40.6%
59.4%
Net pay
40.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 5,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,029 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,971 kr per year, or 248 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 40.6% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 30.88 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.12 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 691 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,456 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 5000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 5000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 5000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 5000
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 5000
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 5000
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 4683
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4540
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4515
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4468
10.6%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4450
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4447
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4350
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4075
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4025
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3926
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3907
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3723
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3463
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3400
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3145
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 2939
41.2%
22
Romania
DKK 2925
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4921
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4567
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 5000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 5000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 5000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4924
1.5%
4
Thailand
DKK 4750
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4560
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4557
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4529
9.4%
8
South Korea
DKK 4466
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4405
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4400
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4378
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4341
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4251
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4063
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3960
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4881
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4625
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4603
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4600
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4527
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4521
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4475
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4450
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4375
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4150
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4120
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4095
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4950
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4730
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 4700
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 4663
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 4625
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 4544
9.1%
6
Kenya
DKK 4359
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4348
13.1%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4268
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4219
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3977
20.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3947
21.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4750
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4750
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4600
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4600
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4450
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4414
11.7%
7
Egypt
DKK 4371
12.6%
8
Israel
DKK 4342
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4212
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejle 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.