Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,063 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 563 kr
Communal tax
- 1,186 kr
Church tax
- 44.03 kr
Top bracket tax
- 629 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 0.59 kr
Total tax
- 2,423 kr
Net pay
* 2,640 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
47.9%
52.1%
Net pay
47.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,640 kr
Net pay
7.24 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,423 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,430 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7.24 kr to pay you 5,063 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.80 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 47.9% tax rate now rises to 47.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,741,212 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 4,661,170 kr. That means that your net pay will be 5,080,042 kr per year, or 423,337 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 47.9% 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 8474854
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 7939088
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 7841676
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 7493327
23.1%
4
Romania
DKK 5698609
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 5625842
42.3%
6
Greece
DKK 5469491
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 5345163
45.1%
8
Norway
DKK 5222934
46.4%
9
United Kingdom
DKK 5197138
46.7%
10
Spain
DKK 5169741
46.9%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 5159975
47.0%
12
Denmark
DKK 5080042
47.9%
13
Austria
DKK 5035825
48.3%
14
Netherlands
DKK 4983649
48.8%
15
Sweden
DKK 4938450
49.3%
16
Germany
DKK 4817370
50.6%
17
Ireland
DKK 4779634
50.9%
18
Italy
DKK 4598088
52.8%
19
France
DKK 4317559
55.7%
20
Finland
DKK 3694055
62.1%
21
Belgium
DKK 3679357
62.2%
22
Portugal
DKK 3569496
63.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 5437974
44.2%
1
Canada
DKK 4690702
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 8719417
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 8108214
16.8%
2
Singapore
DKK 7658198
21.4%
3
Indonesia
DKK 6611111
32.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 6428438
34.0%
5
Pakistan
DKK 6363121
34.7%
6
Vietnam
DKK 6343291
34.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 6096995
37.4%
8
Taiwan
DKK 6021396
38.2%
9
New Zealand
DKK 6016796
38.2%
10
Malaysia
DKK 5883493
39.6%
11
China
DKK 5556816
43.0%
12
Japan
DKK 5435075
44.2%
13
Australia
DKK 5297561
45.6%
14
South Korea
DKK 5293906
45.7%
15
India
DKK 2650547
72.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 8627203
11.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 7066312
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 6618205
32.1%
3
Panama
DKK 6548873
32.8%
4
Mexico
DKK 6365588
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
DKK 6337556
34.9%
6
Argentina
DKK 6331739
35.0%
7
Uruguay
DKK 6107704
37.3%
8
Colombia
DKK 6107172
37.3%
9
Peru
DKK 6021726
38.2%
10
Chile
DKK 6015698
38.2%
11
Ecuador
DKK 5652630
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 7087945
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 6822397
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 6638326
31.9%
3
Nigeria
DKK 6626843
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 6450797
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 6347276
34.8%
6
Zambia
DKK 5992890
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 5939568
39.0%
8
Morocco
DKK 5918883
39.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 5852738
39.9%
10
South Africa
DKK 5427349
44.3%
11
Uganda
DKK 5382688
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 9666876
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 9640314
1.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 9581231
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 9254151
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 9254151
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 8961915
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 7307844
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 7307234
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 5674721
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 5042198
48.2%
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.