Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,020,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,226,785 kr
Communal tax
- 4,685,048 kr
Church tax
- 200,263 kr
Top bracket tax
- 2,586,982 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,700,213 kr
Net pay
* 10,319,787 kr
Marginal tax rate
48.9%
Average tax rate
48.5%
51.5%
Net pay
48.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,319,787 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,700,213 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,714,135 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,020,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.85 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 48.5% tax rate now rises to 48.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,020,000 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,700,213 kr. That means that your net pay will be 10,319,787 kr per year, or 859,982 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 48.5% and your marginal tax rate is 48.9%. 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 48.91 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 51.09 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 511 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,555 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 17417400
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 16316300
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 16116100
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 15407994
23.0%
4
Romania
DKK 11711700
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 11541747
42.4%
6
Greece
DKK 11225613
43.9%
7
Switzerland
DKK 10783978
46.1%
8
Norway
DKK 10629576
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 10589231
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
DKK 10516410
47.5%
11
Spain
DKK 10494153
47.6%
12
Denmark
DKK 10345002
48.3%
13
Italy
DKK 10207223
49.0%
14
Netherlands
DKK 10174437
49.2%
15
Sweden
DKK 10078813
49.7%
16
Austria
DKK 10065088
49.7%
17
Germany
DKK 9800012
51.1%
18
Ireland
DKK 9713452
51.5%
19
France
DKK 8562698
57.2%
20
Belgium
DKK 7521558
62.4%
21
Finland
DKK 7478704
62.6%
22
Portugal
DKK 7269860
63.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 10916568
45.5%
1
Canada
DKK 9467296
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 17970326
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 16639608
16.9%
2
Singapore
DKK 15675653
21.7%
3
Indonesia
DKK 13559571
32.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 13109651
34.5%
5
Pakistan
DKK 13044334
34.8%
6
Vietnam
DKK 13024503
34.9%
7
Philippines
DKK 12478409
37.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 12286857
38.6%
9
Taiwan
DKK 12188669
39.1%
10
Malaysia
DKK 11947875
40.3%
11
China
DKK 11210149
44.0%
12
Japan
DKK 10974605
45.2%
13
Australia
DKK 10745319
46.3%
14
South Korea
DKK 10652104
46.8%
15
India
DKK 3833329
80.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 17724763
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 14518434
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 13517841
32.5%
3
Panama
DKK 13409964
33.0%
4
Mexico
DKK 13046801
34.8%
5
Argentina
DKK 13012951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 12982792
35.2%
7
Colombia
DKK 12376986
38.2%
8
Uruguay
DKK 12350629
38.3%
9
Peru
DKK 12317484
38.5%
10
Chile
DKK 12182971
39.2%
11
Ecuador
DKK 11516319
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 14565763
27.2%
1
Kenya
DKK 14017549
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 13651800
31.8%
3
Nigeria
DKK 13618474
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 13250216
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 13028488
34.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 12314345
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 12197808
39.1%
8
Morocco
DKK 12147705
39.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 12020011
40.0%
10
South Africa
DKK 11080683
44.7%
11
Uganda
DKK 11036022
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 19945664
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19919102
0.5%
2
Bahrain
DKK 19757231
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19019000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 19019000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 18418400
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 15016935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 15016325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 11661190
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 10181592
49.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Skive 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.