Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,933 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,328 kr
Communal tax
- 3,401 kr
Church tax
- 108 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,973 kr
Net pay
* 13,960 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
33.3%
66.7%
Net pay
33.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,960 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,973 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,895 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,933 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.98 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.3% tax rate now rises to 59.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,933 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,973 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,960 kr per year, or 1,163 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.3% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 14125
32.5%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 14073
32.8%
2
Tårnby
DKK 14066
32.8%
3
Gladsaxe
DKK 13974
33.2%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 13979
33.2%
5
Vejle
DKK 13983
33.2%
6
Gentofte
DKK 13967
33.3%
7
Glostrup
DKK 13967
33.3%
8
Herlev
DKK 13960
33.3%
9
Københavns
DKK 13939
33.4%
10
Allerød
DKK 13898
33.6%
11
Billund
DKK 13897
33.6%
12
Greve
DKK 13874
33.7%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 13883
33.7%
14
Brøndby
DKK 13867
33.8%
15
Kalundborg
DKK 13851
33.8%
16
Aarhus
DKK 13844
33.9%
17
Dragør
DKK 13822
34.0%
18
Furesø
DKK 13817
34.0%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 13824
34.0%
20
Køge
DKK 13771
34.2%
21
Solrød
DKK 13781
34.2%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 13752
34.3%
23
Herning
DKK 13753
34.3%
24
Ishøj
DKK 13752
34.3%
25
Ikast-Brande
DKK 13728
34.4%
26
Næstved
DKK 13740
34.4%
27
Odder
DKK 13730
34.4%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 13730
34.4%
29
Roskilde
DKK 13732
34.4%
30
Slagelse
DKK 13729
34.4%
31
Varde
DKK 13730
34.4%
32
Ballerup
DKK 13706
34.5%
33
Gribskov
DKK 13702
34.5%
34
Helsingør
DKK 13716
34.5%
35
Horsens
DKK 13709
34.5%
36
Hvidovre
DKK 13706
34.5%
37
Odense
DKK 13713
34.5%
38
Vordingborg
DKK 13706
34.5%
39
Aalborg
DKK 13683
34.6%
40
Albertslund
DKK 13680
34.6%
41
Fredericia
DKK 13683
34.6%
42
Hedensted
DKK 13683
34.6%
43
Holbæk
DKK 13700
34.6%
44
Lejre
DKK 13686
34.6%
45
Vallensbæk
DKK 13680
34.6%
46
Vejen
DKK 13700
34.6%
47
Egedal
DKK 13672
34.7%
48
Hillerød
DKK 13660
34.7%
49
Kolding
DKK 13677
34.7%
50
Rebild
DKK 13662
34.7%
51
Rødovre
DKK 13677
34.7%
52
Silkeborg
DKK 13673
34.7%
53
Struer
DKK 13666
34.7%
54
Tønder
DKK 13672
34.7%
55
Viborg
DKK 13676
34.7%
56
Aabenraa
DKK 13659
34.8%
57
Esbjerg
DKK 13650
34.8%
58
Fanø
DKK 13656
34.8%
59
Favrskov
DKK 13643
34.8%
60
Halsnæs
DKK 13659
34.8%
61
Holstebro
DKK 13654
34.8%
62
Lemvig
DKK 13649
34.8%
63
Randers
DKK 13639
34.8%
64
Skive
DKK 13653
34.8%
65
Sønderborg
DKK 13650
34.8%
66
Frederikssund
DKK 13629
34.9%
67
Middelfart
DKK 13637
34.9%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 13623
34.9%
69
Thisted
DKK 13627
34.9%
70
Faxe
DKK 13611
35.0%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 13600
35.0%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 13608
35.0%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 13608
35.0%
74
Assens
DKK 13583
35.1%
75
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 13575
35.1%
76
Kerteminde -
DKK 13583
35.1%
77
Mariagerfjord
DKK 13587
35.1%
78
Morsø
DKK 13594
35.1%
79
Norddjurs
DKK 13580
35.1%
80
Nordfyns
DKK 13588
35.1%
81
Ringsted
DKK 13587
35.1%
82
Samsø
DKK 13577
35.1%
83
Stevns
DKK 13580
35.1%
84
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 13573
35.2%
85
Frederikshavn
DKK 13561
35.2%
86
Haderslev
DKK 13558
35.2%
87
Sorø
DKK 13558
35.2%
88
Ærø
DKK 13570
35.2%
89
Brønderslev
DKK 13540
35.3%
90
Hjørring
DKK 13552
35.3%
91
Nyborg
DKK 13551
35.3%
92
ODSHERRED
DKK 13554
35.3%
93
Svendborg
DKK 13548
35.3%
94
Langeland
DKK 13531
35.4%
95
Lolland
DKK 13518
35.4%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 13525
35.4%
97
Læsø
DKK 13508
35.5%
98
Christiansø
DKK 19010
9.2%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20933
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20933
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20933
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20933
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20933
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19604
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19319
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19009
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18903
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18630
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18620
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18461
11.8%
12
Russia
DKK 18212
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17060
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16851
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16437
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16359
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15585
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14496
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14234
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13659
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13168
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12246
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19120
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18321
12.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20933
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20933
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20933
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20712
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 19886
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19732
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19239
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19080
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18696
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18456
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18444
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18421
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18173
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17692
15.5%
14
Japan
DKK 17010
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16579
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20350
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21522
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19314
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19269
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18955
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18926
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18735
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18630
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18316
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17374
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17249
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17144
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20724
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19476
7.0%
2
Kenya
DKK 18014
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17891
14.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17661
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17573
16.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17213
17.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 16671
20.4%
8
Angola
DKK 16064
23.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 15931
23.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 15692
25.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15109
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20933
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19886
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19886
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19258
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19258
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18630
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18180
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17025
18.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 16454
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13519
35.4%
10
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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.