Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,976 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,112 kr
Communal tax
- 5,241 kr
Church tax
- 211 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,699 kr
Net pay
* 18,277 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,277 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,699 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,621 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 27,976 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.44 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 56.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 27,976 kr a year living in the region of Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,699 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,277 kr per year, or 1,523 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.20 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.80 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 668 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,340 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 27976
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 27976
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 27976
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 27976
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 27976
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 26200
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 25883
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 25405
9.2%
8
France
DKK 25262
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 24899
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 24885
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 24339
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23341
16.6%
13
Hungary
DKK 22800
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22521
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 21968
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 21863
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 20828
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19373
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 19024
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18397
34.2%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17603
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16366
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25553
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23679
15.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 27976
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 27976
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 27976
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 27579
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 26612
4.9%
5
Thailand
DKK 26577
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 25590
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25500
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 24923
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 24674
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 24650
11.9%
11
India
DKK 24619
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 23365
16.5%
13
Japan
DKK 22733
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 22157
20.8%
15
China
DKK 22149
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26450
5.5%
1
Colombia
DKK 28001
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 25752
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 25697
8.2%
4
Ecuador
DKK 25332
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 25294
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 25039
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 24899
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24479
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 23052
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 22353
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18873
32.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 27696
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 25601
8.5%
2
Kenya
DKK 23425
16.3%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 23406
16.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 23399
16.4%
5
Mozambique
DKK 22636
19.1%
6
Ghana
DKK 21669
22.6%
7
Zambia
DKK 21633
22.7%
8
Angola
DKK 21260
24.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 20341
27.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 20243
27.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 19900
28.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 27976
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26577
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26577
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25738
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25738
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 24899
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 24297
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 22307
20.3%
8
Egypt
DKK 22088
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 17620
37.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Faaborg-Midtfyn 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.