Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,000,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,335,788 kr
Communal tax
- 4,548,744 kr
Church tax
- 154,195 kr
Top bracket tax
- 2,815,125 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,854,987 kr
Net pay
* 11,145,013 kr
Marginal tax rate
47.4%
Average tax rate
46.9%
53.1%
Net pay
46.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 21,000,000 kr a year living in the region of Glostrup, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,854,987 kr. That means that your net pay will be 11,145,013 kr per year, or 928,751 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 46.9% and your marginal tax rate is 47.4%. 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 47.37 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 52.63 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 526 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,632 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 18270000
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 17115000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 16905000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 16162594
23.0%
4
Romania
DKK 12285000
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 12105781
42.4%
6
Greece
DKK 11774413
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 11302526
46.2%
8
Norway
DKK 11145056
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 11106867
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
DKK 11023560
47.5%
11
Spain
DKK 11001793
47.6%
12
Denmark
DKK 10846973
48.4%
13
Italy
DKK 10742009
48.9%
14
Netherlands
DKK 10669337
49.2%
15
Sweden
DKK 10568906
49.7%
16
Austria
DKK 10544588
49.8%
17
Germany
DKK 10275067
51.1%
18
Ireland
DKK 10183852
51.5%
19
France
DKK 8967438
57.3%
20
Belgium
DKK 7887881
62.4%
21
Finland
DKK 7839540
62.7%
22
Portugal
DKK 7622660
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 11438908
45.5%
1
Canada
DKK 9922706
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 18852326
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 17453008
16.9%
2
Singapore
DKK 16440053
21.7%
3
Indonesia
DKK 14222051
32.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 13746651
34.5%
5
Pakistan
DKK 13681334
34.9%
6
Vietnam
DKK 13661503
35.0%
7
Philippines
DKK 13086826
37.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 12884657
38.6%
9
Taiwan
DKK 12776669
39.2%
10
Malaysia
DKK 12526065
40.4%
11
China
DKK 11749149
44.1%
12
Japan
DKK 11502755
45.2%
13
Australia
DKK 11264719
46.4%
14
South Korea
DKK 11162965
46.8%
15
India
DKK 3946098
81.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 18592142
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 15228934
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 14175666
32.5%
3
Panama
DKK 14064114
33.0%
4
Mexico
DKK 13683801
34.8%
5
Argentina
DKK 13649951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 13616362
35.2%
7
Colombia
DKK 12974762
38.2%
8
Uruguay
DKK 12945842
38.4%
9
Peru
DKK 12917734
38.5%
10
Chile
DKK 12770971
39.2%
11
Ecuador
DKK 12075374
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 15278713
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 14703549
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 14320478
31.8%
3
Nigeria
DKK 14285070
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 13898486
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 13665488
34.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 12917045
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 12794481
39.1%
8
Morocco
DKK 12741574
39.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 12608011
40.0%
10
South Africa
DKK 11619683
44.7%
11
Uganda
DKK 11575022
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 20925664
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20899102
0.5%
2
Bahrain
DKK 20727431
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19950000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 19950000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 19320000
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 15751935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15751325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 12231952
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 10671592
49.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Glostrup 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.