Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,225 kr
Communal tax
- 3,262 kr
Church tax
- 121 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,743 kr
Net pay
* 13,257 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.4%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 20,000 kr a year living in the region of Billund, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,743 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,257 kr per year, or 1,105 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% and your marginal tax rate is 31.4%. 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 31.37 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.63 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 686 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,432 kr of net incomes.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19803
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19000
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18845
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18379
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18230
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17862
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17632
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17622
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17600
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17363
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16940
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16252
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15840
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19460
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20502
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18460
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18410
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18110
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18082
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17900
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17800
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17500
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16600
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16480
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16380
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19000
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19000
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18400
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18400
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17800
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17370
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16325
18.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 15707
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12975
35.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Billund 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.