Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,168 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,354 kr
Communal tax
- 3,650 kr
Church tax
- 138 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,279 kr
Net pay
* 13,889 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
34.4%
65.6%
Net pay
34.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,889 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,279 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,200 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,168 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.02 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.4% tax rate now rises to 60.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,168 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,279 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,889 kr per year, or 1,157 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.4% 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 21168
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21168
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21168
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21168
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21168
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19824
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19538
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19223
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19115
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18840
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18829
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18623
12.0%
12
Russia
DKK 18416
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17252
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17040
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16622
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16543
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15760
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14659
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14394
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13817
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13316
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12383
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19335
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18506
12.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21168
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21168
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21168
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20942
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20110
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19956
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19456
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19294
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18905
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18663
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18651
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18628
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18377
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17882
15.5%
14
Japan
DKK 17201
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16765
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20575
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21738
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19529
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19485
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19168
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19138
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18945
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18840
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18522
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17569
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17442
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17337
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20956
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19687
7.0%
2
Kenya
DKK 18213
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18074
14.6%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17860
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17719
16.3%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17394
17.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 16840
20.4%
8
Angola
DKK 16238
23.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 16074
24.1%
10
Uganda
DKK 15843
25.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15269
27.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21168
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20110
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20110
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19475
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19475
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18840
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18384
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17201
18.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 16642
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13655
35.5%
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.