Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,225 kr
Communal tax
- 3,465 kr
Church tax
- 92.43 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,917 kr
Net pay
* 13,083 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.4%
Average tax rate
34.6%
65.4%
Net pay
34.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 20,000 kr a year living in the region of Odense, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,917 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,083 kr per year, or 1,090 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.6% and your marginal tax rate is 32.4%. 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 32.41 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.59 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 676 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,380 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18730
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18449
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 18162
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18060
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17819
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17800
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17790
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17400
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16300
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16100
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15705
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15630
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14890
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13850
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13600
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13031
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12582
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11700
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18268
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17583
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19803
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19000
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18845
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18379
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18230
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17862
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17632
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17622
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17600
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17363
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16940
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16252
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15840
20.8%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Odense 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.