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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 529983
28.7%
1
Canada
DKK 488109
34.3%
2
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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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.