Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,996 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,447 kr
Communal tax
- 3,880 kr
Church tax
- 193 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,656 kr
Net pay
* 14,340 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.9%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,340 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,656 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,577 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,996 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.81 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 60.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,996 kr a year living in the region of Thisted, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,656 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,340 kr per year, or 1,195 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 32.9%. 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 32.90 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.10 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 671 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,355 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 14868
32.4%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 14814
32.7%
2
Tårnby
DKK 14806
32.7%
3
Gladsaxe
DKK 14709
33.1%
4
Hørsholm
DKK 14713
33.1%
5
Vejle
DKK 14718
33.1%
6
Gentofte
DKK 14701
33.2%
7
Glostrup
DKK 14701
33.2%
8
Herlev
DKK 14693
33.2%
9
Københavns
DKK 14671
33.3%
10
Allerød
DKK 14628
33.5%
11
Billund
DKK 14626
33.5%
12
Brøndby
DKK 14595
33.6%
13
Greve
DKK 14602
33.6%
14
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 14611
33.6%
15
Kalundborg
DKK 14578
33.7%
16
Aarhus
DKK 14570
33.8%
17
Dragør
DKK 14547
33.9%
18
Furesø
DKK 14541
33.9%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 14549
33.9%
20
Køge
DKK 14493
34.1%
21
Solrød
DKK 14503
34.1%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 14473
34.2%
23
Herning
DKK 14474
34.2%
24
Ishøj
DKK 14473
34.2%
25
Ikast-Brande
DKK 14447
34.3%
26
Næstved
DKK 14461
34.3%
27
Odder
DKK 14450
34.3%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 14450
34.3%
29
Roskilde
DKK 14451
34.3%
30
Slagelse
DKK 14448
34.3%
31
Varde
DKK 14450
34.3%
32
Ballerup
DKK 14424
34.4%
33
Gribskov
DKK 14420
34.4%
34
Helsingør
DKK 14435
34.4%
35
Horsens
DKK 14427
34.4%
36
Hvidovre
DKK 14424
34.4%
37
Odense
DKK 14432
34.4%
38
Vordingborg
DKK 14424
34.4%
39
Aalborg
DKK 14400
34.5%
40
Albertslund
DKK 14397
34.5%
41
Fredericia
DKK 14400
34.5%
42
Hedensted
DKK 14400
34.5%
43
Holbæk
DKK 14418
34.5%
44
Lejre
DKK 14403
34.5%
45
Vallensbæk
DKK 14397
34.5%
46
Vejen
DKK 14418
34.5%
47
Egedal
DKK 14388
34.6%
48
Hillerød
DKK 14375
34.6%
49
Kolding
DKK 14394
34.6%
50
Rebild
DKK 14377
34.6%
51
Rødovre
DKK 14394
34.6%
52
Silkeborg
DKK 14389
34.6%
53
Struer
DKK 14381
34.6%
54
Tønder
DKK 14388
34.6%
55
Viborg
DKK 14392
34.6%
56
Aabenraa
DKK 14374
34.7%
57
Esbjerg
DKK 14365
34.7%
58
Fanø
DKK 14371
34.7%
59
Favrskov
DKK 14357
34.7%
60
Halsnæs
DKK 14374
34.7%
61
Holstebro
DKK 14369
34.7%
62
Lemvig
DKK 14363
34.7%
63
Randers
DKK 14353
34.7%
64
Skive
DKK 14368
34.7%
65
Sønderborg
DKK 14365
34.7%
66
Frederikssund
DKK 14342
34.8%
67
Middelfart
DKK 14351
34.8%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 14336
34.8%
69
Thisted
DKK 14340
34.8%
70
Faxe
DKK 14324
34.9%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 14311
34.9%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 14321
34.9%
73
Syddjurs
DKK 14321
34.9%
74
Assens
DKK 14293
35.0%
75
Kerteminde -
DKK 14293
35.0%
76
Mariagerfjord
DKK 14298
35.0%
77
Morsø
DKK 14305
35.0%
78
Norddjurs
DKK 14290
35.0%
79
Nordfyns
DKK 14299
35.0%
80
Ringsted
DKK 14298
35.0%
81
Samsø
DKK 14287
35.0%
82
Stevns
DKK 14290
35.0%
83
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 14286
35.1%
84
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 14283
35.1%
85
Frederikshavn
DKK 14270
35.1%
86
Haderslev
DKK 14267
35.1%
87
Sorø
DKK 14267
35.1%
88
Ærø
DKK 14280
35.1%
89
Brønderslev
DKK 14248
35.2%
90
Hjørring
DKK 14261
35.2%
91
Nyborg
DKK 14260
35.2%
92
ODSHERRED
DKK 14263
35.2%
93
Svendborg
DKK 14257
35.2%
94
Langeland
DKK 14238
35.3%
95
Lolland
DKK 14225
35.3%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 14232
35.3%
97
Læsø
DKK 14214
35.4%
98
Christiansø
DKK 20033
8.9%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 21996
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21996
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21996
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21996
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21996
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 20599
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 20309
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19975
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19862
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 19576
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 19565
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 19193
12.7%
12
Russia
DKK 19137
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17927
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17707
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 17272
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 17190
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16376
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15232
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14957
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14374
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13836
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12868
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 20091
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19159
12.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21996
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21996
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21996
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 21749
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20896
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 20743
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 20219
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 20049
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 19645
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 19395
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19381
11.9%
11
India
DKK 19356
12.0%
12
China
DKK 19096
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 18548
15.7%
14
Japan
DKK 17874
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17421
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 21365
2.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 22500
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 20282
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 20247
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19917
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19887
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 19686
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 19576
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 19247
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 18257
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 18125
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 18015
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 21776
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 20432
7.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 18918
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18719
14.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 18558
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18236
17.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18031
18.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 17430
20.8%
8
Angola
DKK 16851
23.4%
9
Senegal
DKK 16576
24.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 16375
25.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15832
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21996
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20896
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20896
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 20236
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 20236
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19577
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19104
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17822
19.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 17304
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14138
35.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Thisted 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.