Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,800 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,202 kr
Communal tax
- 3,492 kr
Church tax
- 140 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,969 kr
Net pay
* 12,831 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
35.2%
64.8%
Net pay
35.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,831 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,969 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,891 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,800 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.55 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
62.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.2% tax rate now rises to 62.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,800 kr a year living in the region of Nordfyns, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,969 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,831 kr per year, or 1,069 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.2% 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 33.12 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.88 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,344 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19800
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19800
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19800
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19800
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19800
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18543
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18263
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 17980
9.2%
8
France
DKK 17879
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17681
10.7%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17622
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17612
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17226
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16137
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 15939
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15548
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15474
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14741
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13712
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13464
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 12896
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12457
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11583
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18085
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17420
12.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19800
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19800
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19800
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19608
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18810
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18655
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18195
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18048
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17684
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17455
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17446
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17424
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17189
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16772
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16089
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15682
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19269
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20147
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 18277
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18226
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 17929
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 17901
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17721
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17622
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17325
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16434
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16315
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16216
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19602
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18458
6.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 17050
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 16995
14.2%
4
Zambia
DKK 16866
14.8%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16706
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16340
17.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 15856
19.9%
8
Senegal
DKK 15244
23.0%
9
Angola
DKK 15226
23.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 14963
24.4%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14338
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19800
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18810
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18810
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18216
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18216
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17622
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17196
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16175
18.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 15547
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12859
35.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nordfyns 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.