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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 21588
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21588
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21588
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21588
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21588
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 20217
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19929
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19604
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19494
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 19213
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 19203
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18912
12.4%
12
Russia
DKK 18782
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17594
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17378
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16952
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16871
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16072
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14950
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14680
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14099
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13580
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12629
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19718
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18837
12.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21588
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21588
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21588
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 21351
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20509
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 20355
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19843
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19677
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 19281
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 19034
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19021
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18997
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18742
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 18220
15.6%
14
Japan
DKK 17542
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17098
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20976
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 22124
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19911
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19872
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19548
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19518
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 19321
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 19213
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18890
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17918
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17789
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17681
18.1%
12
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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.