Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,550 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,175 kr
Communal tax
- 3,386 kr
Church tax
- 106 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,802 kr
Net pay
* 12,748 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,748 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,802 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,724 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,550 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.60 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 61.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 27.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,550 kr a year living in the region of Albertslund, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,802 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,748 kr per year, or 1,062 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19550
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19550
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19550
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19550
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19550
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18309
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18030
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17753
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17654
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17509
10.4%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17399
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17390
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17008
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 15933
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15738
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15351
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15278
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14555
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13538
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13294
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12728
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12300
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11437
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 17857
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17217
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19550
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19550
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19550
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19364
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18573
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18417
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 17965
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 17820
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17460
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17235
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17226
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17204
12.0%
12
China
DKK 16972
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16563
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 15886
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15484
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19030
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 19702
7.4%
2
Brazil
DKK 18048
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 17996
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17703
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17675
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17497
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17399
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17106
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16227
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16109
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16011
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19354
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18232
6.7%
2
Kenya
DKK 16838
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 16790
14.1%
4
Zambia
DKK 16710
14.5%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16495
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16148
17.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 15676
19.8%
8
Senegal
DKK 15093
22.8%
9
Angola
DKK 15041
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 14802
24.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14168
27.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19550
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18572
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18572
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 17986
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 17986
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17399
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 16979
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15988
18.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 15347
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12713
35.0%
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.