Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,001 kr
Communal tax
- 1,184 kr
Church tax
- 43.18 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 3,364 kr
Net pay
* 5,636 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
37.4%
62.6%
Net pay
37.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,636 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
3,364 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,286 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 9,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 19.21 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
75.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.4% tax rate now rises to 75.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 38% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,000 kr a year living in the region of Viborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 3,364 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,636 kr per year, or 470 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 37.4% 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 9000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 9000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 9000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 9000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 9000
0.0%
5
Sweden
DKK 8996
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 8429
6.4%
7
Switzerland
DKK 8197
8.9%
8
Italy
DKK 8173
9.2%
9
France
DKK 8127
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 8010
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 8005
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 7830
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 7335
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 7245
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 7067
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 7034
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 6700
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 6233
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 6120
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 5663
37.1%
21
Denmark
DKK 5630
37.4%
22
Romania
DKK 5265
41.5%
23
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 8786
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 8325
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 8284
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 8280
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 8149
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 8137
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 8055
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 8010
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 7875
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 7470
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 7416
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 7371
18.1%
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.