Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,632 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,406 kr
Communal tax
- 3,849 kr
Church tax
- 173 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,564 kr
Net pay
* 14,068 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
35.0%
65.0%
Net pay
35.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,068 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,564 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,486 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,632 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.93 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35% tax rate now rises to 60.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,632 kr a year living in the region of Guldborgsund, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,564 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,068 kr per year, or 1,172 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.0% 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 21632
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21632
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21632
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21632
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21632
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 20258
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19970
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19644
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19534
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 19252
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 19242
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18943
12.4%
12
Russia
DKK 18820
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17630
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17414
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16986
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16906
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16105
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14980
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14710
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14129
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13607
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12655
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19758
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18872
12.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21632
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21632
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21632
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 21394
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20550
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 20397
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19883
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19717
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 19320
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 19073
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19060
11.9%
11
India
DKK 19036
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18780
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 18255
15.6%
14
Japan
DKK 17578
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17133
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 21018
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 22165
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19951
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19912
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19588
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19558
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 19361
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 19252
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18928
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17955
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17825
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17717
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 21416
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 20104
7.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 18608
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18435
14.8%
4
Cameroon
DKK 18251
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18009
16.8%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17751
17.9%
7
Ghana
DKK 17172
20.6%
8
Angola
DKK 16581
23.4%
9
Senegal
DKK 16355
24.4%
10
Uganda
DKK 16141
25.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15585
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21632
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20550
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20550
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19901
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19901
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19252
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18787
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17549
18.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 17013
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13926
35.6%
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.