Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,750 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,974 kr
Communal tax
- 3,618 kr
Church tax
- 134 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 94.65 kr
Total tax
- 5,821 kr
Net pay
* 11,929 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,929 kr
Net pay
1,160 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,821 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6,981 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,160 kr to pay you 17,750 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.93 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.8% tax rate now rises to 36.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 213,000 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 69,850 kr. That means that your net pay will be 143,150 kr per year, or 11,929 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% and your marginal tax rate is 31.5%. 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 31.52 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.48 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 685 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,424 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 174263
18.2%
1
Canada
DKK 157406
26.1%
2
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.