Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,280 kr
Communal tax
- 3,612 kr
Church tax
- 113 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,141 kr
Net pay
* 13,359 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 20,500 kr a year living in the region of Esbjerg, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,141 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,359 kr per year, or 1,113 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.76 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.24 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,362 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18724
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17980
12.3%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20295
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19087
6.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 17645
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17554
14.4%
4
Zambia
DKK 17303
15.6%
5
Cameroon
DKK 17296
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16879
17.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 16360
20.2%
8
Angola
DKK 15744
23.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 15669
23.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 15413
24.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14815
27.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19475
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19475
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18860
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18860
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18245
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17804
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16700
18.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 16107
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13266
35.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Esbjerg 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.