Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,436 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 827 kr
Communal tax
- 789 kr
Church tax
- 30 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,782 kr
Net pay
* 4,654 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
37.4%
62.6%
Net pay
37.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,654 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,782 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,703 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 7,436 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 22.46 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
78.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.4% tax rate now rises to 78.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 40.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,436 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,782 kr. That means that your net pay will be 4,654 kr per year, or 388 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.4% 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 7436
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 7436
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 7436
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 7436
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 7436
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 7436
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 6964
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 6753
9.2%
8
Switzerland
DKK 6735
9.4%
9
France
DKK 6715
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 6618
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 6614
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 6469
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 6060
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 5986
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 5839
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 5811
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 5536
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 5149
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 5056
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 4677
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 4578
38.4%
22
Romania
DKK 4350
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 7072
4.9%
1
USA
DKK 6792
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 7436
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 7436
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 7436
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 7360
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 7064
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 6848
7.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 6803
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 6778
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 6641
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 6552
11.9%
10
India
DKK 6544
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 6525
12.3%
12
China
DKK 6456
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 6322
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 6042
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 5889
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 7259
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 6878
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 6845
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 6841
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 6733
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 6723
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 6655
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 6618
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 6507
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 6172
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 6127
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 6090
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 7362
1.0%
1
Zambia
DKK 6990
6.0%
2
Morocco
DKK 6935
6.7%
3
Uganda
DKK 6824
8.2%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 6719
9.6%
5
Senegal
DKK 6501
12.6%
6
Kenya
DKK 6493
12.7%
7
Cameroon
DKK 6274
15.6%
8
Mozambique
DKK 6269
15.7%
9
Ghana
DKK 6247
16.0%
10
Angola
DKK 5868
21.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 5721
23.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 7436
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 7064
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 7064
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 6841
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 6841
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 6618
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 6460
13.1%
7
Israel
DKK 6458
13.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 6310
15.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 6219
16.4%
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.