Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,741 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,307 kr
Communal tax
- 3,620 kr
Church tax
- 153 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,216 kr
Net pay
* 13,525 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,525 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,216 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,137 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,741 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.19 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 61.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,741 kr a year living in the region of Holstebro, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,216 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,525 kr per year, or 1,127 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.74 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.26 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,363 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20741
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20741
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20741
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20741
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20741
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19424
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19140
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 18835
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18729
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18459
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18449
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18329
11.6%
12
Russia
DKK 18045
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16904
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16697
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16287
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16209
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15442
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14363
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14104
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13529
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13048
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12133
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18945
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18170
12.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20741
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20741
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20741
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20525
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19704
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19550
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19062
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18905
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18524
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18286
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18275
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18252
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18006
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17538
15.4%
14
Japan
DKK 16854
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16427
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20167
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21345
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19138
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19092
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18781
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18752
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18563
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18459
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18148
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17215
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17091
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16987
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20534
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19304
6.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 17850
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17741
14.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17499
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17453
15.9%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17065
17.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 16533
20.3%
8
Angola
DKK 15922
23.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 15815
23.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 15568
24.9%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14978
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20741
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19704
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19704
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19082
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19082
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18460
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18014
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16881
18.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 16300
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13407
35.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Holstebro 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.