Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,996 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,447 kr
Communal tax
- 3,560 kr
Church tax
- 135 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,278 kr
Net pay
* 14,718 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,718 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,278 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 21,996 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 9.64 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.1% tax rate now rises to 59.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 25.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,996 kr a year living in the region of Vejle, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,278 kr. That means that your net pay will be 14,718 kr per year, or 1,226 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.1% 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 21996
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 21996
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 21996
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 21996
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 21996
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 20599
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 20309
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 19975
9.2%
8
France
DKK 19862
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 19576
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 19565
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 19193
12.7%
12
Russia
DKK 19137
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 17927
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 17707
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 17272
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 17190
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 16376
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 15232
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14957
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 14374
34.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13836
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12868
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 20091
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 19159
12.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 21996
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 21996
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 21996
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 21749
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 20896
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 20743
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 20219
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 20049
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 19645
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 19395
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 19381
11.9%
11
India
DKK 19356
12.0%
12
China
DKK 19096
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 18548
15.7%
14
Japan
DKK 17874
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 17421
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 21365
2.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 22500
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 20282
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 20247
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 19917
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 19887
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 19686
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 19576
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 19247
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 18257
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 18125
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 18015
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 21776
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 20432
7.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 18918
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 18719
14.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 18558
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 18236
17.1%
6
Mozambique
DKK 18031
18.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 17430
20.8%
8
Angola
DKK 16851
23.4%
9
Senegal
DKK 16576
24.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 16375
25.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15832
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 21996
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 20896
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 20896
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 20236
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 20236
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 19577
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 19104
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 17822
19.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 17304
21.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 14138
35.7%
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.