Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,988,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 666,033 kr
Communal tax
- 1,393,141 kr
Church tax
- 50,809 kr
Top bracket tax
- 717,695 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 2,828,814 kr
Net pay
* 3,159,186 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
47.2%
52.8%
Net pay
47.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 5,988,000 kr a year living in the region of Viborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 2,828,814 kr. That means that your net pay will be 3,159,186 kr per year, or 263,266 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.2% and your marginal tax rate is 48.8%. 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 48.76 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.24 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 512 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,562 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 5209560
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 4880220
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 4820340
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 4603354
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 3502980
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 3465699
42.1%
6
Switzerland
DKK 3369960
43.7%
7
Greece
DKK 3367693
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
DKK 3254850
45.6%
9
Norway
DKK 3248744
45.8%
10
Spain
DKK 3225577
46.1%
11
Austria
DKK 3199431
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
DKK 3177529
46.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 3157587
47.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 3088277
48.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 3061490
48.9%
16
Germany
DKK 2998000
49.9%
17
Ireland
DKK 2978092
50.3%
18
Italy
DKK 2768296
53.8%
19
France
DKK 2767482
53.8%
20
Finland
DKK 2312122
61.4%
21
Belgium
DKK 2276410
62.0%
22
Portugal
DKK 2218340
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 3437512
42.6%
1
Canada
DKK 2946570
50.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 5341526
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 4993048
16.6%
2
Singapore
DKK 4730692
21.0%
3
Indonesia
DKK 4073939
32.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 3988851
33.4%
5
Pakistan
DKK 3923534
34.5%
6
Vietnam
DKK 3903703
34.8%
7
Taiwan
DKK 3769469
37.1%
8
Philippines
DKK 3766876
37.1%
9
New Zealand
DKK 3727337
37.8%
10
Malaysia
DKK 3669136
38.7%
11
China
DKK 3492549
41.7%
12
Japan
DKK 3412363
43.0%
13
South Korea
DKK 3337406
44.3%
14
Australia
DKK 3308359
44.8%
15
India
DKK 2218664
63.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 5305306
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 4345234
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 4098861
31.6%
3
Panama
DKK 4043604
32.5%
4
Mexico
DKK 3926001
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 3911104
34.7%
6
Argentina
DKK 3892151
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 3828153
36.1%
8
Colombia
DKK 3817802
36.2%
9
Chile
DKK 3763771
37.1%
10
Peru
DKK 3722884
37.8%
11
Ecuador
DKK 3511554
41.4%
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.