Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,002 kr
Communal tax
- 3,051 kr
Church tax
- 111 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,300 kr
Net pay
* 11,700 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.0%
65.0%
Net pay
35.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 18,000 kr a year living in the region of Viborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,300 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,700 kr per year, or 975 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.0% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.62 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.38 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,369 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 16441
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15958
11.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 18000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 18000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 18000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 17853
0.8%
4
Thailand
DKK 17100
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 16944
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 16536
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 16407
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 16076
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 15872
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 15860
11.9%
11
India
DKK 15840
12.0%
12
China
DKK 15627
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 15265
15.2%
14
Japan
DKK 14627
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 14256
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 17820
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 16787
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15743
12.5%
3
Kenya
DKK 15556
13.6%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 15517
13.8%
5
Cameroon
DKK 15187
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14903
17.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 14483
19.5%
8
Senegal
DKK 14068
21.8%
9
Angola
DKK 13887
22.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 13806
23.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 13114
27.1%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Viborg 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.