Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,800 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,314 kr
Communal tax
- 4,223 kr
Church tax
- 157 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 94.65 kr
Total tax
- 6,788 kr
Net pay
* 14,012 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
32.6%
67.4%
Net pay
32.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,012 kr
Net pay
1,160 kr
Tax the employer pays
6,788 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,948 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,160 kr to pay you 20,800 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.82 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.6% tax rate now rises to 36.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 249,600 kr a year living in the region of Aabenraa, Denmark, you will be taxed 81,452 kr. That means that your net pay will be 168,148 kr per year, or 14,012 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.6% and your marginal tax rate is 32.0%. 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 31.95 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.05 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 681 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,403 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
DKK 218683
12.4%
1
Russia
DKK 217152
13.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 209141
16.2%
3
United Kingdom
DKK 204242
18.2%
4
Hungary
DKK 203424
18.5%
5
France
DKK 203329
18.5%
6
Ukraine
DKK 200928
19.5%
7
Norway
DKK 194201
22.2%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 193771
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 191444
23.3%
10
Spain
DKK 189562
24.1%
11
Austria
DKK 183284
26.6%
12
Sweden
DKK 176570
29.3%
13
Greece
DKK 172959
30.7%
14
Germany
DKK 168241
32.6%
15
Denmark
DKK 168148
32.6%
16
Poland
DKK 166349
33.4%
17
Italy
DKK 162117
35.1%
18
Finland
DKK 158245
36.6%
19
Netherlands
DKK 157071
37.1%
20
Portugal
DKK 152296
39.0%
21
Romania
DKK 146016
41.5%
22
Belgium
DKK 129305
48.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 201343
19.3%
1
Canada
DKK 183113
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 230732
7.6%
1
Taiwan
DKK 221516
11.3%
2
Thailand
DKK 213070
14.6%
3
Australia
DKK 207271
17.0%
4
South Korea
DKK 204987
17.9%
5
New Zealand
DKK 200385
19.7%
6
Kazakhstan
DKK 200342
19.7%
7
Indonesia
DKK 194320
22.2%
8
Singapore
DKK 194020
22.3%
9
Pakistan
DKK 192245
23.0%
10
Japan
DKK 189969
23.9%
11
Malaysia
DKK 187620
24.8%
12
Philippines
DKK 183281
26.6%
13
Vietnam
DKK 175812
29.6%
14
China
DKK 166278
33.4%
15
India
DKK 157992
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 225667
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
DKK 215517
13.7%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 214382
14.1%
3
Ecuador
DKK 208024
16.7%
4
Chile
DKK 200388
19.7%
5
Panama
DKK 200388
19.7%
6
Colombia
DKK 198208
20.6%
7
Peru
DKK 188979
24.3%
8
Mexico
DKK 187624
24.8%
9
Brazil
DKK 184894
25.9%
10
Uruguay
DKK 177062
29.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 162191
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 188614
24.4%
1
Angola
DKK 182797
26.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 178269
28.6%
3
Mozambique
DKK 177728
28.8%
4
Ghana
DKK 172096
31.1%
5
Nigeria
DKK 170648
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
DKK 169495
32.1%
7
Morocco
DKK 167080
33.1%
8
Uganda
DKK 162302
35.0%
9
Cameroon
DKK 160600
35.7%
10
Senegal
DKK 157771
36.8%
11
Zambia
DKK 155549
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 237120
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 237120
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 229632
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 229632
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 224640
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 222144
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 203599
18.4%
7
Egypt
DKK 189135
24.2%
8
Lebanon
DKK 188525
24.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 146712
41.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aabenraa 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.