Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,576 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,400 kr
Communal tax
- 3,852 kr
Church tax
- 149 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,537 kr
Net pay
* 14,039 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,039 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,537 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,458 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,576 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.95 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 60.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,576 kr a year living in the region of Syddjurs, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,537 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,039 kr per year, or 1,170 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% 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 33.01 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.99 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 21576
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21576
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21576
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21576
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21576
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 20206
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19918
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19593
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19483
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 19203
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 19192
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18904
12.4%
12
Russia
DKK 18771
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17584
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17369
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16942
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16862
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16063
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14941
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14672
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14091
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13572
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12622
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19707
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18828
12.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21576
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20497
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20497
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19850
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19850
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19203
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18739
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17507
18.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 16968
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13893
35.6%
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.