Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,225 kr
Communal tax
- 3,548 kr
Church tax
- 129 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,037 kr
Net pay
* 12,963 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
12,963 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,037 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,959 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,000 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 20,000 kr a year living in the region of Ringsted, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,037 kr. That means that your net pay will be 12,963 kr per year, or 1,080 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 33.13 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.87 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 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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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19460
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20502
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18460
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18410
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18110
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18082
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17900
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17800
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17500
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16600
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16480
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16380
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19800
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18637
6.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 17220
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17159
14.2%
4
Zambia
DKK 16991
15.1%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16874
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16494
17.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 16000
20.0%
8
Angola
DKK 15374
23.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 15366
23.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 15092
24.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14474
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19000
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19000
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18400
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18400
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17800
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17370
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16325
18.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 15707
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12975
35.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ringsted 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.