Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,010 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,226 kr
Communal tax
- 3,536 kr
Church tax
- 141 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,039 kr
Net pay
* 12,971 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
12,971 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,039 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,961 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,010 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.48 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.2% tax rate now rises to 61.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,010 kr a year living in the region of Nordfyns, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,039 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,971 kr per year, or 1,081 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 20010
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20010
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20010
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20010
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20010
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18739
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18458
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 18171
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18069
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17826
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17809
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17799
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17409
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16308
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16108
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15713
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15638
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14897
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13857
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13607
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13038
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12589
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11706
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18277
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17591
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20010
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20010
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20010
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19812
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19010
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18855
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18389
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18239
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17871
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17640
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17631
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17609
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17372
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16948
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16260
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15848
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19469
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20520
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18469
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18419
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18119
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18091
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17909
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17809
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17509
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16608
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16488
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16388
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19810
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18646
6.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 17229
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17167
14.2%
4
Zambia
DKK 16997
15.1%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16883
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16502
17.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 16007
20.0%
8
Angola
DKK 15381
23.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 15372
23.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 15098
24.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14481
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20010
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19010
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19009
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18409
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18409
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17809
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17379
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16333
18.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 15715
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12981
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.