Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,008 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,448 kr
Communal tax
- 3,928 kr
Church tax
- 164 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,676 kr
Net pay
* 14,332 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,332 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,676 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,598 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 22,008 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.81 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 60.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,008 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,676 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,332 kr per year, or 1,194 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% and your marginal tax rate is 33.0%. 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 32.99 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.01 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 670 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,351 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 22008
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 22008
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 22008
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 22008
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 22008
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 20611
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 20321
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19985
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19873
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 19587
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 19576
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 19202
12.8%
12
Russia
DKK 19147
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17937
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17716
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 17282
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 17199
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16385
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15241
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14965
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14382
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13843
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12875
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 20102
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19168
12.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 22008
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 22008
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 22008
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 21761
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20908
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 20755
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 20230
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 20060
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 19656
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 19405
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19391
11.9%
11
India
DKK 19367
12.0%
12
China
DKK 19106
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 18558
15.7%
14
Japan
DKK 17883
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17430
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 21377
2.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 22511
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 20293
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 20258
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19928
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19898
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 19697
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 19587
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 19257
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 18267
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 18135
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 18025
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 21788
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 20442
7.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 18928
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18728
14.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 18568
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18244
17.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18041
18.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 17439
20.8%
8
Angola
DKK 16859
23.4%
9
Senegal
DKK 16583
24.7%
10
Uganda
DKK 16383
25.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15840
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 22008
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20908
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20908
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 20247
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 20247
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19587
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19114
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17831
19.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 17314
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14145
35.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Faxe 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.