Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,920 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 1,882 kr
Communal tax
- 2,838 kr
Church tax
- 88.69 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 5,945 kr
Net pay
* 10,975 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
35.1%
64.9%
Net pay
35.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,975 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
5,945 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,866 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 16,920 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 11.74 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
64.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.1% tax rate now rises to 64.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 29.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,920 kr a year living in the region of Albertslund, Denmark, you will be taxed 5,945 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,975 kr per year, or 915 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.1% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.60 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.40 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,370 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 16920
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 16920
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 16920
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 16920
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 16920
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 15846
6.4%
6
Sweden
DKK 15696
7.2%
7
Switzerland
DKK 15579
7.9%
8
Italy
DKK 15365
9.2%
9
France
DKK 15279
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 15059
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 15050
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 14720
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 13790
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 13621
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 13286
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 13223
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 12597
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 11717
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 11506
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 10959
35.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 10648
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 9898
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 15455
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 15081
10.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 16920
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 16920
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 16920
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 16800
0.7%
4
Thailand
DKK 16074
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 15919
5.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 15541
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 15422
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 15111
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 14922
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 14908
11.9%
11
India
DKK 14890
12.0%
12
China
DKK 14689
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 14361
15.1%
14
Japan
DKK 13749
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 13401
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 16518
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 15642
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 15575
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 15566
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 15321
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 15298
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 15143
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 15059
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 14805
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 14044
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 13942
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 13857
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 16751
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 15780
6.7%
2
Zambia
DKK 15010
11.3%
3
Kenya
DKK 14663
13.3%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 14630
13.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 14276
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 14023
17.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 13641
19.4%
8
Senegal
DKK 13349
21.1%
9
Uganda
DKK 13111
22.5%
10
Angola
DKK 13078
22.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 12379
26.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 16920
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 16074
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 16074
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 15566
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 15566
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 15059
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 14695
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 13987
17.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 13254
21.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 11181
33.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Albertslund 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.