Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,588 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,401 kr
Communal tax
- 3,620 kr
Church tax
- 109 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,265 kr
Net pay
* 14,323 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,323 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,265 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,187 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,588 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
59.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 59.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,588 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,265 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,323 kr per year, or 1,194 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% and your marginal tax rate is 31.5%. 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 31.50 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.50 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 685 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,425 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19718
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18837
12.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21588
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20509
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20509
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19861
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19861
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19213
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18749
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17516
18.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 16978
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13900
35.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Greve 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.