Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,329 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,151 kr
Communal tax
- 6,185 kr
Church tax
- 230 kr
Top bracket tax
- 437 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 47.33 kr
Total tax
- 10,050 kr
Net pay
* 18,279 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
18,279 kr
Net pay
580 kr
Tax the employer pays
10,050 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
10,630 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 580 kr to pay you 28,329 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 679,896 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 241,205 kr. That means that your net pay will be 438,691 kr per year, or 36,558 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 490396
27.9%
1
Canada
DKK 452353
33.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 495838
27.1%
1
Kenya
DKK 479476
29.5%
2
Nigeria
DKK 463336
31.9%
3
Mozambique
DKK 457421
32.7%
4
Ghana
DKK 456737
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 455563
33.0%
6
South Africa
DKK 443625
34.8%
7
Morocco
DKK 427835
37.1%
8
Cameroon
DKK 422586
37.9%
9
Zambia
DKK 420181
38.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 415949
38.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 398964
41.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 645901
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 645901
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 625504
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 625504
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 611906
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 611828
10.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 511857
24.7%
7
Lebanon
DKK 511247
24.8%
8
Israel
DKK 470175
30.9%
9
Turkey
DKK 397320
41.6%
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.