Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,712 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,304 kr
Communal tax
- 3,656 kr
Church tax
- 164 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,260 kr
Net pay
* 13,452 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
35.1%
64.9%
Net pay
35.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,452 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,260 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,182 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,712 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.23 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.1% tax rate now rises to 61.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,712 kr a year living in the region of Guldborgsund, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,260 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,452 kr per year, or 1,121 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.1% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.05 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.95 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 3,348 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20712
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20712
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20712
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20712
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20712
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19397
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19113
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 18809
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18703
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18434
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18423
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18309
11.6%
12
Russia
DKK 18019
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16880
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16673
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16264
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16187
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15420
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14343
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14084
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13510
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13029
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12117
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18918
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18147
12.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20712
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20712
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20712
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20497
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19676
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19522
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19035
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18879
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18498
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18261
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18249
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18227
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17981
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17514
15.4%
14
Japan
DKK 16830
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16404
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20139
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21318
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19111
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19065
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18755
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18726
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18537
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18434
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18123
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17191
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17067
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16963
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20505
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19277
6.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 17826
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17719
14.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17475
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17435
15.8%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17043
17.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 16512
20.3%
8
Angola
DKK 15900
23.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 15797
23.7%
10
Uganda
DKK 15550
24.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14959
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20712
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19676
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19676
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19055
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19055
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18434
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17988
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16859
18.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 16277
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13390
35.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Guldborgsund 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.