Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,990 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,223 kr
Communal tax
- 3,423 kr
Church tax
- 144 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,926 kr
Net pay
* 13,064 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
34.6%
65.4%
Net pay
34.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,064 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,926 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,848 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 19,990 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.43 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
61.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.6% tax rate now rises to 61.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,990 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,926 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,064 kr per year, or 1,089 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.49 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.51 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 675 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,376 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 19990
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 19990
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 19990
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 19990
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 19990
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 18721
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 18440
7.8%
7
Italy
DKK 18153
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18051
9.7%
9
Sweden
DKK 17812
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 17791
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
DKK 17781
11.1%
12
Russia
DKK 17391
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16292
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16092
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 15697
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 15622
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 14883
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 13843
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 13593
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13024
34.9%
21
Netherlands
DKK 12576
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 11694
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 18259
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 17575
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 19990
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 19990
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 19990
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 19793
1.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 18990
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 18836
5.8%
6
Indonesia
DKK 18370
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18221
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 17853
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 17623
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 17613
11.9%
11
India
DKK 17591
12.0%
12
China
DKK 17354
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 16931
15.3%
14
Japan
DKK 16244
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 15832
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 19450
2.7%
1
Colombia
DKK 20485
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 18451
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 18401
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18101
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18073
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 17891
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 17791
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 17491
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 16592
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 16472
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 16372
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 19790
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 18629
6.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 17212
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17151
14.2%
4
Zambia
DKK 16984
15.0%
5
Cameroon
DKK 16866
15.6%
6
Mozambique
DKK 16487
17.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 15993
20.0%
8
Angola
DKK 15366
23.1%
9
Senegal
DKK 15360
23.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 15085
24.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 14468
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 19990
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 18990
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 18991
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 18391
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 18391
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 17791
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 17361
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16318
18.4%
8
Egypt
DKK 15699
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 12969
35.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejen 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.