Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,225 kr
Communal tax
- 3,221 kr
Church tax
- 102 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,684 kr
Net pay
* 13,316 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 20,000 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,684 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,316 kr per year, or 1,110 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.4% and your marginal tax rate is 31.0%. 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 31.01 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.99 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 690 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,450 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18730
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18449
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 18162
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18060
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17819
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17800
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17790
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17400
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16300
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16100
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15705
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15630
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14890
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13850
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13600
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13031
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12582
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11700
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18268
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17583
12.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19460
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20502
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18460
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18410
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18110
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18082
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17900
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17800
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17500
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16600
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16480
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16380
18.1%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Herlev 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.