Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,280 kr
Communal tax
- 3,514 kr
Church tax
- 133 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,063 kr
Net pay
* 13,437 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
34.5%
65.5%
Net pay
34.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 20,500 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,063 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,437 kr per year, or 1,120 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.5% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.69 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,385 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19198
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18915
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 18616
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18511
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18245
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18235
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18163
11.4%
12
Russia
DKK 17835
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16707
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16502
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16097
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16021
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15262
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14196
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13940
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13367
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12896
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11993
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18724
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17980
12.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20290
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 19475
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19321
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18840
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18686
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18309
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18073
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18063
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18040
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17797
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17343
15.4%
14
Japan
DKK 16658
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16236
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19937
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21123
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18917
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18870
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18563
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18534
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18348
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18245
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17937
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17015
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16892
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16789
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20295
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19087
6.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 17645
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17554
14.4%
4
Zambia
DKK 17303
15.6%
5
Cameroon
DKK 17296
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16879
17.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 16360
20.2%
8
Angola
DKK 15744
23.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 15669
23.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 15413
24.8%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14815
27.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19475
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19475
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18860
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18860
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18245
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17804
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16700
18.5%
8
Egypt
DKK 16107
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13266
35.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Varde 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.