Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,504 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,392 kr
Communal tax
- 4,578 kr
Church tax
- 170 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 47.33 kr
Total tax
- 7,187 kr
Net pay
* 14,317 kr
Marginal tax rate
35.5%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,317 kr
Net pay
580 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,187 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,767 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 580 kr to pay you 21,504 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.61 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.4% tax rate now rises to 35.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 516,096 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 172,478 kr. That means that your net pay will be 343,618 kr per year, or 28,635 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.4% and your marginal tax rate is 35.6%. 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 35.55 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 64.45 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 645 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,223 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 449004
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 420618
18.5%
2
Switzerland
DKK 417043
19.2%
3
Ukraine
DKK 415457
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
DKK 390978
24.2%
5
United Kingdom
DKK 375780
27.2%
6
France
DKK 372021
27.9%
7
Norway
DKK 360004
30.2%
8
Spain
DKK 352595
31.7%
9
Ireland
DKK 351360
31.9%
10
Denmark
DKK 343618
33.4%
11
Austria
DKK 326351
36.8%
12
Sweden
DKK 325001
37.0%
13
Netherlands
DKK 324310
37.2%
14
Luxembourg
DKK 320154
38.0%
15
Poland
DKK 316372
38.7%
16
Greece
DKK 308619
40.2%
17
Germany
DKK 302199
41.5%
18
Romania
DKK 301916
41.5%
19
Finland
DKK 287146
44.4%
20
Italy
DKK 284280
44.9%
21
Portugal
DKK 271643
47.4%
22
Belgium
DKK 231134
55.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 385324
25.3%
1
Canada
DKK 359580
30.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 451368
12.5%
1
Taiwan
DKK 433080
16.1%
2
Kazakhstan
DKK 416887
19.2%
3
Singapore
DKK 411902
20.2%
4
Thailand
DKK 407399
21.1%
5
South Korea
DKK 399258
22.6%
6
Australia
DKK 381826
26.0%
7
China
DKK 376839
27.0%
8
New Zealand
DKK 376509
27.1%
9
Indonesia
DKK 374932
27.4%
10
Japan
DKK 374221
27.5%
11
Pakistan
DKK 366796
28.9%
12
Malaysia
DKK 360400
30.2%
13
Philippines
DKK 357392
30.8%
14
Vietnam
DKK 346965
32.8%
15
India
DKK 294881
42.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 462228
10.4%
1
Chile
DKK 419933
18.6%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 412439
20.1%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 397504
23.0%
4
Panama
DKK 391108
24.2%
5
Ecuador
DKK 385335
25.3%
6
Brazil
DKK 378103
26.7%
7
Colombia
DKK 376635
27.0%
8
Uruguay
DKK 374972
27.3%
9
Peru
DKK 371343
28.1%
10
Mexico
DKK 361739
29.9%
11
Argentina
DKK 335414
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 490291
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 490291
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 474808
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 474808
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 464486
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 461951
10.5%
6
Egypt
DKK 389007
24.6%
7
Lebanon
DKK 388397
24.7%
8
Israel
DKK 376261
27.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 301921
41.5%
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.