Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,858 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 318 kr
Communal tax
- 628 kr
Church tax
- 23.31 kr
Top bracket tax
- 72.53 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 4.37 kr
Total tax
- 1,046 kr
Net pay
* 1,812 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
36.6%
63.4%
Net pay
36.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,812 kr
Net pay
53.54 kr
Tax the employer pays
1,046 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,100 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 53.54 kr to pay you 2,858 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.85 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.6% tax rate now rises to 37.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 743,080 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 272,025 kr. That means that your net pay will be 471,055 kr per year, or 39,255 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 36.6% 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 48.78 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.22 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 2,561 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 646480
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 605610
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 598179
19.5%
3
Switzerland
DKK 573267
22.9%
4
Czech Republic
DKK 564765
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 504594
32.1%
6
France
DKK 503297
32.3%
7
Norway
DKK 484647
34.8%
8
Spain
DKK 476538
35.9%
9
Denmark
DKK 471055
36.6%
10
Ireland
DKK 460530
38.0%
11
Austria
DKK 455298
38.7%
12
Poland
DKK 447012
39.8%
13
Netherlands
DKK 439592
40.8%
14
Sweden
DKK 438521
41.0%
15
Romania
DKK 434702
41.5%
16
Greece
DKK 430537
42.1%
17
Luxembourg
DKK 424157
42.9%
18
Germany
DKK 408674
45.0%
19
Italy
DKK 388151
47.8%
20
Finland
DKK 380942
48.7%
21
Portugal
DKK 348746
53.1%
22
Belgium
DKK 315865
57.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 529983
28.7%
1
Canada
DKK 488109
34.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 639765
13.9%
1
Kazakhstan
DKK 621098
16.4%
2
Singapore
DKK 608803
18.1%
3
Taiwan
DKK 594820
20.0%
4
China
DKK 569206
23.4%
5
Thailand
DKK 566288
23.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 538192
27.6%
7
Indonesia
DKK 528374
28.9%
8
New Zealand
DKK 527441
29.0%
9
Australia
DKK 521862
29.8%
10
Japan
DKK 516871
30.4%
11
Pakistan
DKK 514336
30.8%
12
Malaysia
DKK 506356
31.9%
13
Philippines
DKK 505688
32.0%
14
Vietnam
DKK 494505
33.5%
15
India
DKK 416726
43.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 663127
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
DKK 574960
22.6%
2
Chile
DKK 573555
22.8%
3
Uruguay
DKK 547063
26.4%
4
Colombia
DKK 545243
26.6%
5
Brazil
DKK 542667
27.0%
6
Panama
DKK 542619
27.0%
7
Puerto Rico
DKK 532219
28.4%
8
Ecuador
DKK 518933
30.2%
9
Mexico
DKK 510856
31.3%
10
Peru
DKK 510370
31.3%
11
Argentina
DKK 482953
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 541804
27.1%
1
Kenya
DKK 523705
29.5%
2
Nigeria
DKK 506313
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 498675
32.9%
4
Ghana
DKK 498533
32.9%
5
Mozambique
DKK 498490
32.9%
6
South Africa
DKK 478377
35.6%
7
Morocco
DKK 466123
37.3%
8
Cameroon
DKK 461056
38.0%
9
Zambia
DKK 459039
38.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 453859
38.9%
11
Uganda
DKK 433716
41.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 705926
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 705926
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 683634
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 683634
8.0%
4
Kuwait
DKK 669641
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
DKK 668772
10.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 559245
24.7%
7
Lebanon
DKK 558635
24.8%
8
Israel
DKK 506316
31.9%
9
Turkey
DKK 434119
41.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aabenraa 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.