Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
250,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 27,807 kr
Communal tax
- 48,216 kr
Church tax
- 1,447 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 78,606 kr
Net pay
* 171,394 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.8%
Average tax rate
31.4%
68.6%
Net pay
31.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
171,394 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
78,606 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
92,527 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 250,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.70 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.4% tax rate now rises to 35.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 250,000 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 78,606 kr. That means that your net pay will be 171,394 kr per year, or 14,283 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 31.4% and your marginal tax rate is 30.8%. 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 30.78 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.22 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 692 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,461 kr of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 174864
30.1%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 174150
30.3%
2
Tårnby
DKK 174051
30.4%
3
Vejle
DKK 172901
30.8%
4
Gentofte
DKK 172683
30.9%
5
Gladsaxe
DKK 172782
30.9%
6
Glostrup
DKK 172683
30.9%
7
Hørsholm
DKK 172842
30.9%
8
Herlev
DKK 172584
31.0%
9
Københavns
DKK 172286
31.1%
10
Allerød
DKK 171731
31.3%
11
Billund
DKK 171711
31.3%
12
Greve
DKK 171394
31.4%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 171513
31.4%
14
Brøndby
DKK 171295
31.5%
15
Aarhus
DKK 170978
31.6%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 171077
31.6%
17
Dragør
DKK 170681
31.7%
18
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 170700
31.7%
19
Furesø
DKK 170601
31.8%
20
Køge
DKK 169967
32.0%
21
Solrød
DKK 170106
32.0%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 169709
32.1%
23
Herning
DKK 169729
32.1%
24
Ishøj
DKK 169709
32.1%
25
Næstved
DKK 169550
32.2%
26
Odder
DKK 169412
32.2%
27
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 169412
32.2%
28
Roskilde
DKK 169432
32.2%
29
Slagelse
DKK 169392
32.2%
30
Varde
DKK 169412
32.2%
31
Helsingør
DKK 169213
32.3%
32
Ikast-Brande
DKK 169372
32.3%
33
Odense
DKK 169174
32.3%
34
Ballerup
DKK 169075
32.4%
35
Gribskov
DKK 169015
32.4%
36
Holbæk
DKK 168995
32.4%
37
Horsens
DKK 169114
32.4%
38
Hvidovre
DKK 169075
32.4%
39
Vejen
DKK 168995
32.4%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 169075
32.4%
41
Aalborg
DKK 168757
32.5%
42
Albertslund
DKK 168718
32.5%
43
Fredericia
DKK 168757
32.5%
44
Hedensted
DKK 168757
32.5%
45
Kolding
DKK 168678
32.5%
46
Lejre
DKK 168797
32.5%
47
Rødovre
DKK 168678
32.5%
48
Vallensbæk
DKK 168718
32.5%
49
Viborg
DKK 168658
32.5%
50
Aabenraa
DKK 168420
32.6%
51
Egedal
DKK 168599
32.6%
52
Fanø
DKK 168381
32.6%
53
Halsnæs
DKK 168420
32.6%
54
Hillerød
DKK 168440
32.6%
55
Rebild
DKK 168460
32.6%
56
Silkeborg
DKK 168619
32.6%
57
Struer
DKK 168520
32.6%
58
Tønder
DKK 168599
32.6%
59
Esbjerg
DKK 168301
32.7%
60
Favrskov
DKK 168202
32.7%
61
Holstebro
DKK 168361
32.7%
62
Lemvig
DKK 168282
32.7%
63
Randers
DKK 168143
32.7%
64
Skive
DKK 168341
32.7%
65
Sønderborg
DKK 168301
32.7%
66
Frederikssund
DKK 168004
32.8%
67
Middelfart
DKK 168123
32.8%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 167925
32.8%
69
Thisted
DKK 167984
32.8%
70
Faxe
DKK 167766
32.9%
71
Jammerbugt
DKK 167727
32.9%
72
Syddjurs
DKK 167727
32.9%
73
Guldborgsund
DKK 167608
33.0%
74
Mariagerfjord
DKK 167429
33.0%
75
Morsø
DKK 167528
33.0%
76
Nordfyns
DKK 167449
33.0%
77
Ringsted
DKK 167429
33.0%
78
Assens
DKK 167370
33.1%
79
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 167271
33.1%
80
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 167231
33.1%
81
Kerteminde -
DKK 167370
33.1%
82
Norddjurs
DKK 167330
33.1%
83
Samsø
DKK 167290
33.1%
84
Stevns
DKK 167330
33.1%
85
Ærø
DKK 167191
33.1%
86
Frederikshavn
DKK 167072
33.2%
87
Haderslev
DKK 167033
33.2%
88
Hjørring
DKK 166953
33.2%
89
Nyborg
DKK 166934
33.2%
90
ODSHERRED
DKK 166973
33.2%
91
Sorø
DKK 167033
33.2%
92
Svendborg
DKK 166894
33.2%
93
Brønderslev
DKK 166775
33.3%
94
Langeland
DKK 166656
33.3%
95
Lolland
DKK 166478
33.4%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 166577
33.4%
97
Læsø
DKK 166339
33.5%
98
Christiansø
DKK 239457
4.2%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
DKK 218993
12.4%
1
Russia
DKK 217500
13.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 209427
16.2%
3
United Kingdom
DKK 204509
18.2%
4
Hungary
DKK 203750
18.5%
5
France
DKK 203583
18.6%
6
Ukraine
DKK 201250
19.5%
7
Norway
DKK 194465
22.2%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 194067
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 191686
23.3%
10
Spain
DKK 189823
24.1%
11
Austria
DKK 183501
26.6%
12
Sweden
DKK 176850
29.3%
13
Greece
DKK 173206
30.7%
14
Germany
DKK 168459
32.6%
15
Denmark
DKK 168420
32.6%
16
Poland
DKK 166563
33.4%
17
Italy
DKK 162298
35.1%
18
Finland
DKK 158448
36.6%
19
Netherlands
DKK 157322
37.1%
20
Portugal
DKK 152504
39.0%
21
Romania
DKK 146250
41.5%
22
Belgium
DKK 129426
48.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 201639
19.3%
1
Canada
DKK 183385
26.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
DKK 231074
7.6%
1
Taiwan
DKK 221862
11.3%
2
Thailand
DKK 213370
14.7%
3
Australia
DKK 207533
17.0%
4
South Korea
DKK 205294
17.9%
5
Kazakhstan
DKK 200666
19.7%
6
New Zealand
DKK 200660
19.7%
7
Indonesia
DKK 194592
22.2%
8
Singapore
DKK 194312
22.3%
9
Pakistan
DKK 192515
23.0%
10
Japan
DKK 190242
23.9%
11
Malaysia
DKK 187881
24.9%
12
Philippines
DKK 183542
26.6%
13
Vietnam
DKK 176063
29.6%
14
China
DKK 166526
33.4%
15
India
DKK 158219
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 226029
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
DKK 215831
13.7%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 214690
14.1%
3
Ecuador
DKK 208314
16.7%
4
Chile
DKK 200746
19.7%
5
Panama
DKK 200691
19.7%
6
Colombia
DKK 198488
20.6%
7
Peru
DKK 189270
24.3%
8
Mexico
DKK 187893
24.8%
9
Brazil
DKK 185184
25.9%
10
Uruguay
DKK 177305
29.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 162451
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 188859
24.5%
1
Angola
DKK 183088
26.8%
2
Kenya
DKK 178549
28.6%
3
Mozambique
DKK 177988
28.8%
4
Ghana
DKK 172361
31.1%
5
Nigeria
DKK 170920
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
DKK 169743
32.1%
7
Morocco
DKK 167323
33.1%
8
Uganda
DKK 162522
35.0%
9
Cameroon
DKK 160844
35.7%
10
Senegal
DKK 158011
36.8%
11
Zambia
DKK 155795
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 237500
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 237500
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 230000
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 230000
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 225000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 222500
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 203880
18.5%
7
Egypt
DKK 189435
24.2%
8
Lebanon
DKK 188825
24.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 146945
41.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Greve 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.