Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,834 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,317 kr
Communal tax
- 3,639 kr
Church tax
- 133 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 7,225 kr
Net pay
* 13,609 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,609 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
7,225 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,146 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 20,834 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 10.15 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 60.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 26.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,834 kr a year living in the region of Viborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 7,225 kr. That means that your net pay will be 13,609 kr per year, or 1,134 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.62 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.38 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,369 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 20834
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 20834
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 20834
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 20834
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 20834
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 19511
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 19226
7.7%
7
Italy
DKK 18919
9.2%
8
France
DKK 18813
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 18542
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 18532
11.1%
11
Sweden
DKK 18393
11.7%
12
Russia
DKK 18126
13.0%
13
Hungary
DKK 16980
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 16771
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 16360
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 16282
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 15511
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 14428
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 14167
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 13592
34.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 13106
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 12188
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 19030
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 18243
12.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 20834
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 20834
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 20834
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 20616
1.1%
4
Thailand
DKK 19792
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 19638
5.7%
6
Indonesia
DKK 19148
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 18990
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 18607
10.7%
9
Malaysia
DKK 18368
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 18357
11.9%
11
India
DKK 18334
12.0%
12
China
DKK 18087
13.2%
13
Vietnam
DKK 17612
15.5%
14
Japan
DKK 16929
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 16501
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 20256
2.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 21431
7.2%
2
Brazil
DKK 19223
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 19178
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 18865
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 18836
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 18646
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 18542
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 18230
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 17292
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 17167
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 17063
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 20626
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 19387
6.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 17929
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 17814
14.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 17578
15.6%
5
Zambia
DKK 17511
16.0%
6
Mozambique
DKK 17137
17.8%
7
Ghana
DKK 16600
20.3%
8
Angola
DKK 15991
23.3%
9
Senegal
DKK 15871
23.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 15628
25.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 15042
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 20834
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 19792
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 19792
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 19167
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 19167
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 18542
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 18094
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 16951
18.6%
8
Egypt
DKK 16375
21.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 13461
35.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Viborg 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.