Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,950 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,219 kr
Communal tax
- 3,537 kr
Church tax
- 142 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,034 kr
Net pay
* 12,916 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
35.3%
64.7%
Net pay
35.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,916 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,034 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,956 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,950 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.50 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.3% tax rate now rises to 61.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,950 kr a year living in the region of Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,034 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,916 kr per year, or 1,076 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.3% 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 33.20 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.80 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 668 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,340 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19950
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19950
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19950
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19950
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19950
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18683
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18403
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 18117
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18015
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17784
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17755
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17745
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17357
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16259
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16060
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15666
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15591
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14853
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13815
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13566
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12997
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12551
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11671
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18222
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17542
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19950
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19950
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19950
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19754
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18953
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18798
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18333
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18184
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17818
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17587
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17578
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17556
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17320
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16898
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16211
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15800
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19412
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20413
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 18414
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18364
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18065
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18037
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17855
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17756
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17456
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16558
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16439
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16339
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19751
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18593
6.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 17178
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17118
14.2%
4
Zambia
DKK 16959
15.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16832
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16456
17.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 15964
20.0%
8
Senegal
DKK 15335
23.1%
9
Angola
DKK 15337
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 15060
24.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14440
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19950
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18953
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18953
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18354
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18354
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17755
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17327
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16288
18.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 15667
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12946
35.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Faaborg-Midtfyn 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.