Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,952 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,330 kr
Communal tax
- 3,390 kr
Church tax
- 108 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,964 kr
Net pay
* 13,988 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.2%
66.8%
Net pay
33.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,988 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,964 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,886 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,952 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.97 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.2% tax rate now rises to 59.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,952 kr a year living in the region of Gladsaxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,964 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,988 kr per year, or 1,166 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 30.93 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.07 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 691 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,454 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20952
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20952
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20952
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20952
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20952
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19622
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19336
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19027
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18920
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18647
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18637
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18474
11.8%
12
Russia
DKK 18228
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17076
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16866
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16452
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16374
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15599
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14509
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14247
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13671
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13180
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12257
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19137
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18336
12.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20952
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20952
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20952
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20731
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 19904
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19751
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19257
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19098
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18713
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18473
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18461
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18438
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18189
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17708
15.5%
14
Japan
DKK 17025
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16594
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20368
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21539
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19331
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19286
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18972
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18943
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18752
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18647
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18333
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17390
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17264
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17160
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20742
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19493
7.0%
2
Kenya
DKK 18030
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17906
14.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17677
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17585
16.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17227
17.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 16685
20.4%
8
Angola
DKK 16078
23.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 15943
23.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 15704
25.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15122
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20952
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19904
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19904
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19276
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19276
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18647
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18197
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17039
18.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 16469
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13530
35.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Gladsaxe 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.