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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 27500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 27500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 27500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 27500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 27500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 25754
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 25439
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 24973
9.2%
8
France
DKK 24832
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 24475
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 24461
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 23925
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23008
16.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 22412
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22138
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 21594
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 21491
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 20474
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19044
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 18700
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18077
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17303
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16088
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25118
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23336
15.1%
2
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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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 27225
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 25201
8.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 23098
16.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 23030
16.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 23022
16.3%
5
Mozambique
DKK 22269
19.0%
6
Zambia
DKK 21364
22.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 21331
22.4%
8
Angola
DKK 20910
24.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 20034
27.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 19934
27.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 19576
28.8%
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.