Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
56,668 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,303 kr
Communal tax
- 12,372 kr
Church tax
- 459 kr
Top bracket tax
- 876 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 94.65 kr
Total tax
- 20,105 kr
Net pay
* 36,563 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.8%
Average tax rate
35.5%
64.5%
Net pay
35.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
36,563 kr
Net pay
1,160 kr
Tax the employer pays
20,105 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,265 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,160 kr to pay you 56,668 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.75 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.5% tax rate now rises to 36.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 680,016 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 241,264 kr. That means that your net pay will be 438,752 kr per year, or 36,563 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.5% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 490473
27.9%
1
Canada
DKK 452421
33.5%
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.