Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,796 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,868 kr
Communal tax
- 2,889 kr
Church tax
- 130 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,023 kr
Net pay
* 10,773 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
35.9%
64.1%
Net pay
35.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,773 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,023 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,944 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,796 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.87 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.9% tax rate now rises to 64.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,796 kr a year living in the region of Vesthimmerlands, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,023 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,773 kr per year, or 898 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.9% 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 16796
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16796
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16796
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16796
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16796
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15729
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15610
7.1%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15463
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15252
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15167
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 14948
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 14940
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14613
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13689
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13521
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13189
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13126
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12505
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11631
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11421
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10875
35.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10570
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9826
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15341
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 14980
10.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16796
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16796
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16796
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16679
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 15956
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15801
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15427
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15309
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15001
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14813
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14799
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14780
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14581
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14258
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13648
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13302
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16397
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15528
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15461
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15452
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15209
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15186
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15032
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 14948
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14696
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 13941
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13840
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13756
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16628
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15664
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 14925
11.1%
3
Kenya
DKK 14561
13.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14528
13.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14171
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 13922
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13544
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13266
21.0%
9
Uganda
DKK 13032
22.4%
10
Angola
DKK 12985
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12295
26.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16796
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 15956
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 15956
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15452
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15452
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 14949
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14587
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13889
17.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 13159
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11109
33.9%
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.