Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,336 kr
Communal tax
- 3,371 kr
Church tax
- 128 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 6,971 kr
Net pay
* 14,029 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.2%
66.8%
Net pay
33.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,029 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,971 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,892 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 21,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.95 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.2% tax rate now rises to 59.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,000 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 6,971 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,029 kr per year, or 1,169 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 30.88 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.12 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 691 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,456 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
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20778
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 19950
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19796
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19301
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 19141
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18755
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18515
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18503
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18480
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18231
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17746
15.5%
14
Japan
DKK 17064
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16632
20.8%
16
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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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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20790
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19536
7.0%
2
Kenya
DKK 18071
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17943
14.6%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17718
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17615
16.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17264
17.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 16720
20.4%
8
Angola
DKK 16114
23.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 15972
23.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 15735
25.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15155
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19950
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19950
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19320
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19320
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18690
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18239
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17075
18.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 16507
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13558
35.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejle 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.