Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,125 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,350 kr
Communal tax
- 3,728 kr
Church tax
- 110 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,324 kr
Net pay
* 13,801 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,801 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,324 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,246 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,125 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.06 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 60.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,125 kr a year living in the region of Egedal, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,324 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,801 kr per year, or 1,150 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% 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 32.64 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.36 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 3,368 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 21125
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21125
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21125
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21125
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21125
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19784
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19498
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19184
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19076
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18801
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18791
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18593
12.0%
12
Russia
DKK 18379
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17217
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17006
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16588
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16509
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15728
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14629
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14365
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13788
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13289
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12358
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19295
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18472
12.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21125
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21125
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21125
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20900
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20069
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19915
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19416
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19255
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18867
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18625
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18613
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18590
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18340
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17847
15.5%
14
Japan
DKK 17166
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16731
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20534
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21698
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19489
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19446
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19129
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19099
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18907
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18801
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18484
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17534
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17407
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17301
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20914
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19649
7.0%
2
Kenya
DKK 18177
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18040
14.6%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17823
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17693
16.3%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17361
17.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 16810
20.4%
8
Angola
DKK 16206
23.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 16048
24.0%
10
Uganda
DKK 15815
25.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15240
27.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21125
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20069
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20069
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19435
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19435
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18801
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18347
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17169
18.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 16607
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13630
35.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Egedal 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.