Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,059 kr
Communal tax
- 4,789 kr
Church tax
- 144 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,128 kr
Net pay
* 18,372 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
33.2%
66.8%
Net pay
33.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,372 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,128 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,049 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 27,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.38 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.2% tax rate now rises to 55.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 27,500 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,128 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,372 kr per year, or 1,531 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% and your marginal tax rate is 31.5%. 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 31.50 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.50 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 685 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,425 kr of net incomes.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 27500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 27500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 27500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 27115
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 26143
4.9%
5
Thailand
DKK 26125
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 25172
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25066
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 24505
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 24254
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 24230
11.9%
11
India
DKK 24200
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 22982
16.4%
13
Japan
DKK 22346
18.7%
14
China
DKK 22070
19.8%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 21780
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26051
5.3%
1
Colombia
DKK 27563
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 25314
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 25273
8.1%
4
Ecuador
DKK 24901
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 24863
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 24613
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 24475
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24063
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 22660
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 21986
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18616
32.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 27500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26125
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26125
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25300
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25300
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 24475
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 23884
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 21950
20.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 21707
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 17343
36.9%
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.