Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,040 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,229 kr
Communal tax
- 3,556 kr
Church tax
- 134 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,054 kr
Net pay
* 12,986 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
35.2%
64.8%
Net pay
35.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 20,040 kr a year living in the region of Assens, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,054 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,986 kr per year, or 1,082 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.2% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20040
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20040
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20040
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20040
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20040
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18767
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18486
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 18198
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18096
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17846
11.0%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17836
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17826
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17435
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16333
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16132
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15736
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15661
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14920
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13878
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13627
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13058
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12607
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11723
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18304
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17615
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20040
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20040
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20040
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19842
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19038
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18883
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18416
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18266
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17898
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17667
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17657
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17635
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17398
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16973
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16284
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15872
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19498
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20573
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18497
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18447
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18146
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18118
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17936
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17836
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17535
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16633
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16513
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16413
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19840
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18673
6.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 17254
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17192
14.2%
4
Zambia
DKK 17016
15.1%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16908
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16525
17.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 16029
20.0%
8
Angola
DKK 15403
23.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 15390
23.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 15118
24.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14502
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20040
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19038
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19038
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18437
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18437
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17836
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17405
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16355
18.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 15739
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12998
35.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Assens 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.