Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,447 kr
Communal tax
- 3,732 kr
Church tax
- 113 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,427 kr
Net pay
* 14,573 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,573 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,427 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,349 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 22,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.70 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 59.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,000 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,427 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,573 kr per year, or 1,214 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% and your marginal tax rate is 31.7%. 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 31.67 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.33 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 683 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,417 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 20095
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19162
12.9%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 21780
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 20435
7.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 18921
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18722
14.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 18561
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18239
17.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18034
18.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 17433
20.8%
8
Angola
DKK 16854
23.4%
9
Senegal
DKK 16578
24.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 16378
25.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15835
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 22000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20900
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20900
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 20240
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 20240
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19580
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19107
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17825
19.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 17307
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14140
35.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aarhus 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.