Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,851 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,652 kr
Communal tax
- 2,473 kr
Church tax
- 111 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,372 kr
Net pay
* 9,479 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
36.2%
63.8%
Net pay
36.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,479 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,372 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,293 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 14,851 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 12.99 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
67.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.2% tax rate now rises to 67.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 30.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,851 kr a year living in the region of Vesthimmerlands, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,372 kr. That means that your net pay will be 9,479 kr per year, or 790 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.2% and your marginal tax rate is 33.5%. 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 33.48 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.52 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 665 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,326 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 14851
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 14851
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 14851
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 14851
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 14851
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 14267
3.9%
6
Spain
DKK 13908
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 13650
8.1%
8
Italy
DKK 13486
9.2%
9
France
DKK 13410
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 13217
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 13210
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 12920
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 12104
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 11955
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 11662
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 11606
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 11057
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 10284
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 10099
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 9567
35.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 9349
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 8688
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 13565
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 13394
9.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 14851
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 14851
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 14851
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 14764
0.6%
4
Thailand
DKK 14108
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 13957
6.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 13635
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 13537
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 13264
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 13100
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 13085
11.9%
11
India
DKK 13069
12.0%
12
China
DKK 12893
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 12627
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 12068
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 11762
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 14498
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 13737
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 13670
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 13663
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 13448
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 13427
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 13292
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 13217
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 12995
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 12326
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 12237
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 12163
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 14702
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 13850
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 13589
8.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 12952
12.8%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 12930
12.9%
5
Cameroon
DKK 12530
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 12338
16.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 12028
19.0%
8
Senegal
DKK 11971
19.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 11792
20.6%
10
Angola
DKK 11526
22.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 10969
26.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 14851
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 14108
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 14108
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 13663
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 13663
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 13217
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 12898
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 12353
16.8%
8
Egypt
DKK 11697
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 9974
32.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vesthimmerlands 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.