Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,560 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,065 kr
Communal tax
- 5,093 kr
Church tax
- 213 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,508 kr
Net pay
* 18,052 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.0%
Average tax rate
34.5%
65.5%
Net pay
34.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,052 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,508 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,429 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 27,560 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.50 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.5% tax rate now rises to 56.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 27,560 kr a year living in the region of Faxe, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,508 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,052 kr per year, or 1,504 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.5% and your marginal tax rate is 33.0%. 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 32.99 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.01 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 670 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,351 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 27560
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 27560
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 27560
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 27560
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 27560
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 25810
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 25495
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 25027
9.2%
8
France
DKK 24887
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 24528
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 24515
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 23977
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23050
16.4%
13
Hungary
DKK 22461
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22186
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 21641
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 21538
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 20518
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19085
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 18741
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18117
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17340
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16123
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25173
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23379
15.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 27560
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 27560
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 27560
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 27174
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 26202
4.9%
5
Thailand
DKK 26182
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 25225
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25121
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 24558
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 24307
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 24283
11.9%
11
India
DKK 24253
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 23030
16.4%
13
Japan
DKK 22395
18.7%
14
China
DKK 22080
19.9%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 21828
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26102
5.3%
1
Colombia
DKK 27619
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 25369
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 25327
8.1%
4
Ecuador
DKK 24956
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 24917
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 24666
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 24528
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24115
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 22709
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 22030
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18649
32.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 27284
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 25252
8.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 23140
16.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 23077
16.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 23069
16.3%
5
Mozambique
DKK 22316
19.0%
6
Zambia
DKK 21398
22.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 21374
22.5%
8
Angola
DKK 20954
24.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 20073
27.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 19973
27.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 19617
28.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 27560
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26182
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26182
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25355
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25355
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 24528
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 23936
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 21995
20.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 21755
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 17378
36.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Faxe 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.