Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,256 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,253 kr
Communal tax
- 3,574 kr
Church tax
- 138 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,101 kr
Net pay
* 13,155 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
35.1%
64.9%
Net pay
35.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,155 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,101 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,023 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,256 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.38 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.1% tax rate now rises to 61.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,256 kr a year living in the region of Syddjurs, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,101 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,155 kr per year, or 1,096 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 35.1% and your marginal tax rate is 33.0%. 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 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 670 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,350 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20256
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20256
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20256
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20256
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20256
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18970
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18688
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 18394
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18291
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18028
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18018
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 17995
11.2%
12
Russia
DKK 17623
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16509
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16306
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15906
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15830
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15081
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14027
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13774
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13203
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12743
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11850
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18502
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17787
12.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20256
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20256
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20256
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20052
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19243
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19089
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18615
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18463
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18091
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17858
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17848
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17825
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17585
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17147
15.4%
14
Japan
DKK 16460
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16043
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19704
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20899
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18694
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18646
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18342
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18314
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18129
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18028
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17724
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16812
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16691
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16590
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20053
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18868
6.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 17438
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17364
14.3%
4
Zambia
DKK 17150
15.3%
5
Cameroon
DKK 17090
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16692
17.6%
7
Ghana
DKK 16184
20.1%
8
Angola
DKK 15563
23.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 15521
23.4%
10
Uganda
DKK 15256
24.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14649
27.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20256
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19243
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19243
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18636
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18635
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18028
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17592
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16517
18.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 15912
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13124
35.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Syddjurs 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.