Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,447 kr
Communal tax
- 3,820 kr
Church tax
- 145 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,547 kr
Net pay
* 14,453 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,453 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,547 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,469 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 22,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 59.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,000 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,547 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,453 kr per year, or 1,204 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.69 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,385 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 22000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 22000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 22000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 22000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 22000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 20603
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 20313
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19978
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19866
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 19580
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 19569
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 19196
12.8%
12
Russia
DKK 19140
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17930
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17710
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 17275
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 17193
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16379
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15235
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14960
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14377
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13838
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12870
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 20095
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19162
12.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 22000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 22000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 22000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 21753
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20900
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 20747
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 20222
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 20053
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 19649
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 19398
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19384
11.9%
11
India
DKK 19360
12.0%
12
China
DKK 19099
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 18552
15.7%
14
Japan
DKK 17877
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17424
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 21369
2.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 22503
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 20286
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 20251
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19921
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19891
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 19690
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 19580
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 19250
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 18260
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 18128
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 18018
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 21780
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 20435
7.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 18921
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18722
14.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 18561
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18239
17.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18034
18.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 17433
20.8%
8
Angola
DKK 16854
23.4%
9
Senegal
DKK 16578
24.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 16378
25.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15835
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 22000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20900
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20900
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 20240
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 20240
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19580
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19107
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17825
19.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 17307
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14140
35.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Odder 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.