Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,004 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 557 kr
Communal tax
- 355 kr
Church tax
- 12.95 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,060 kr
Net pay
* 2,944 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
41.2%
58.8%
Net pay
41.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,944 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,060 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,982 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 5,004 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 31.94 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
84.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.2% tax rate now rises to 84.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 43.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,004 kr a year living in the region of Viborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,060 kr. That means that your net pay will be 2,944 kr per year, or 245 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 41.2% 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 32.63 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.37 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 5004
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 5004
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 5004
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 5004
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 5004
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 5004
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 4686
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 4544
9.2%
8
France
DKK 4519
9.7%
9
Switzerland
DKK 4472
10.6%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 4454
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 4451
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 4353
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 4078
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 4028
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 3929
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 3911
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 3726
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 3465
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 3403
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 3148
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 2942
41.2%
22
Romania
DKK 2927
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 4925
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 4571
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 5004
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 5004
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 5004
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 4928
1.5%
4
Thailand
DKK 4754
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 4564
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 4561
8.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 4533
9.4%
8
South Korea
DKK 4469
10.7%
9
New Zealand
DKK 4409
11.9%
10
India
DKK 4404
12.0%
11
Malaysia
DKK 4382
12.4%
12
China
DKK 4344
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 4255
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 4066
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 3963
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 4885
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4629
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 4606
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 4604
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 4531
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 4524
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 4479
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 4454
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 4379
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 4153
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 4123
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 4098
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 4954
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 4734
5.4%
2
Zambia
DKK 4704
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 4667
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 4629
7.5%
5
Senegal
DKK 4547
9.1%
6
Kenya
DKK 4363
12.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 4351
13.1%
8
Mozambique
DKK 4272
14.6%
9
Cameroon
DKK 4222
15.6%
10
Angola
DKK 3980
20.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 3950
21.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 5004
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 4754
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 4754
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 4604
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 4604
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 4454
11.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 4417
11.7%
7
Egypt
DKK 4374
12.6%
8
Israel
DKK 4346
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 4215
15.8%
10
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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.