Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,991 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,891 kr
Communal tax
- 4,358 kr
Church tax
- 148 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,532 kr
Net pay
* 17,459 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,459 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,532 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,454 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 25,991 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.64 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.8% tax rate now rises to 56.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 25,991 kr a year living in the region of Glostrup, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,532 kr. That means that your net pay will be 17,459 kr per year, or 1,455 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% and your marginal tax rate is 31.0%. 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 30.97 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.03 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 690 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,452 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 25991
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 25991
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 25991
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 25991
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 25991
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 24341
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 24033
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 23602
9.2%
8
France
DKK 23470
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 23132
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 23119
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 22612
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21958
15.5%
13
Hungary
DKK 21183
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 20923
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 20409
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 20312
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 19350
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17999
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 17674
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 17062
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 16352
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 15205
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 23740
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 22249
14.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 25991
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 25991
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 25991
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 25644
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 24691
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 24657
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 23849
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 23691
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 23179
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 22923
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 22901
11.9%
11
India
DKK 22872
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21821
16.0%
13
Vietnam
DKK 21766
16.3%
14
Japan
DKK 21120
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 20585
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 24788
4.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 26175
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 23925
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 23918
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 23535
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 23499
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 23262
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 23132
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 22742
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 21417
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 20901
19.6%
11
Argentina
DKK 17802
31.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 25731
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 23935
7.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 22063
15.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 21840
16.0%
4
Cameroon
DKK 21827
16.0%
5
Mozambique
DKK 21108
18.8%
6
Zambia
DKK 20512
21.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 20262
22.0%
8
Angola
DKK 19797
23.8%
9
Senegal
DKK 19063
26.7%
10
Uganda
DKK 18958
27.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 18550
28.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 25991
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 24691
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 24691
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 23912
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 23912
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 23132
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 22573
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 20818
19.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 20500
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 16464
36.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Glostrup 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.