Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,336 kr
Communal tax
- 3,630 kr
Church tax
- 153 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,254 kr
Net pay
* 13,746 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
34.5%
65.5%
Net pay
34.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 21,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,254 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,746 kr per year, or 1,145 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.6% 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 32.48 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.52 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 21000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19666
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19381
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19070
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18963
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18690
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18680
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18507
11.9%
12
Russia
DKK 18270
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17115
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16905
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16490
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16412
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15635
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14543
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14280
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13704
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13210
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12285
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19181
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18374
12.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20414
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21583
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19375
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19331
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19016
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18986
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18795
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18690
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18375
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17430
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17304
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17199
18.1%
12
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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.