Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,166 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 130 kr
Communal tax
- 214 kr
Church tax
- 7.95 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 47.33 kr
Total tax
- 399 kr
Net pay
* 767 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
34.2%
65.8%
Net pay
34.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
767 kr
Net pay
580 kr
Tax the employer pays
399 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
979 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 580 kr to pay you 1,166 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.40 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.2% tax rate now rises to 56.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 27,984 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,581 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,403 kr per year, or 1,534 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.2% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.72 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.28 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,364 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
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.