Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,437 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 827 kr
Communal tax
- 1,527 kr
Church tax
- 56.66 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 21.84 kr
Total tax
- 2,432 kr
Net pay
* 5,005 kr
Marginal tax rate
35.6%
Average tax rate
32.7%
67.3%
Net pay
32.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,005 kr
Net pay
268 kr
Tax the employer pays
2,432 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,700 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 268 kr to pay you 7,437 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.63 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.7% tax rate now rises to 35.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 386,724 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 126,488 kr. That means that your net pay will be 260,236 kr per year, or 21,686 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.7% 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 336450
13.0%
1
Switzerland
DKK 323489
16.4%
2
Hungary
DKK 315180
18.5%
3
Ukraine
DKK 311313
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
DKK 295772
23.5%
5
Czech Republic
DKK 295242
23.7%
6
France
DKK 290129
25.0%
7
Ireland
DKK 284734
26.4%
8
Norway
DKK 284703
26.4%
9
Spain
DKK 274013
29.2%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 260876
32.5%
11
Sweden
DKK 260305
32.7%
12
Denmark
DKK 260236
32.7%
13
Austria
DKK 259291
33.0%
14
Greece
DKK 246400
36.3%
15
Netherlands
DKK 243367
37.1%
16
Poland
DKK 241913
37.5%
17
Germany
DKK 238584
38.3%
18
Finland
DKK 226574
41.4%
19
Romania
DKK 226234
41.5%
20
Italy
DKK 223129
42.3%
21
Portugal
DKK 214720
44.5%
22
Belgium
DKK 183386
52.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 302540
21.8%
1
Canada
DKK 274691
29.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 343989
11.1%
1
Taiwan
DKK 330905
14.4%
2
Thailand
DKK 315913
18.3%
3
Kazakhstan
DKK 311413
19.5%
4
South Korea
DKK 307083
20.6%
5
Australia
DKK 297087
23.2%
6
Singapore
DKK 296471
23.3%
7
New Zealand
DKK 291628
24.6%
8
Indonesia
DKK 287427
25.7%
9
Japan
DKK 285166
26.3%
10
Pakistan
DKK 282704
26.9%
11
Malaysia
DKK 276818
28.4%
12
Philippines
DKK 272869
29.4%
13
China
DKK 272557
29.5%
14
Vietnam
DKK 262873
32.0%
15
India
DKK 235878
39.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 347723
10.1%
1
Chile
DKK 320900
17.0%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 318772
17.6%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 315160
18.5%
4
Panama
DKK 304041
21.4%
5
Ecuador
DKK 300997
22.2%
6
Colombia
DKK 289551
25.1%
7
Peru
DKK 287405
25.7%
8
Brazil
DKK 284309
26.5%
9
Mexico
DKK 278760
27.9%
10
Uruguay
DKK 260329
32.7%
11
Argentina
DKK 251322
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 282555
26.9%
1
Kenya
DKK 274255
29.1%
2
South Africa
DKK 270935
29.9%
3
Mozambique
DKK 266859
31.0%
4
Nigeria
DKK 263920
31.8%
5
Ghana
DKK 262804
32.0%
6
Ivory Coast
DKK 255525
33.9%
7
Morocco
DKK 250176
35.3%
8
Cameroon
DKK 244088
36.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 240046
37.9%
10
Zambia
DKK 239880
38.0%
11
Uganda
DKK 237720
38.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 367388
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 367388
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 355786
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 355786
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 348052
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 344184
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 298056
22.9%
7
Egypt
DKK 291978
24.5%
8
Lebanon
DKK 291368
24.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 226574
41.4%
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.