Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,952 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
- 7,035 kr
Net pay
* 12,917 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
12,917 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,035 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 19,952 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 19,952 kr a year living in the region of Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,035 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,917 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 33.21 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.79 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19952
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19952
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19952
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19952
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19952
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18685
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18404
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 18118
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18017
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17786
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17757
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17747
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17358
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16261
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16061
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15667
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15593
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14854
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13817
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13567
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12999
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12552
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11672
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18224
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17544
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19952
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19952
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19952
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19756
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18954
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18800
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18335
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18186
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17819
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17589
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17580
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17558
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17321
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16899
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16213
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15802
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19414
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20417
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 18416
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18366
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18067
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18039
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17857
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17757
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17458
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16560
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16440
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16341
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19752
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18594
6.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 17179
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17120
14.2%
4
Zambia
DKK 16961
15.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16834
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16457
17.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 15965
20.0%
8
Senegal
DKK 15337
23.1%
9
Angola
DKK 15338
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 15061
24.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14442
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19952
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18954
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18954
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18356
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18356
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17757
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17328
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16289
18.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 15669
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12947
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.