Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,508 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,060 kr
Communal tax
- 4,791 kr
Church tax
- 144 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,130 kr
Net pay
* 18,378 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
18,378 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,130 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,052 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 27,508 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 27,508 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,130 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,378 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 27508
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 27508
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 27508
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 27508
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 27508
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 25761
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 25447
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 24980
9.2%
8
France
DKK 24840
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 24482
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 24468
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 23932
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23014
16.3%
13
Hungary
DKK 22419
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22144
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 21600
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 21498
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 20480
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19049
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 18705
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18082
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17308
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16092
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25126
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23342
15.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 27508
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 27508
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 27508
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 27123
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 26151
4.9%
5
Thailand
DKK 26133
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 25179
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25073
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 24512
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 24261
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 24237
11.9%
11
India
DKK 24207
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 22988
16.4%
13
Japan
DKK 22353
18.7%
14
China
DKK 22071
19.8%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 21786
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26058
5.3%
1
Colombia
DKK 27571
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 25321
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 25280
8.1%
4
Ecuador
DKK 24909
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 24870
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 24620
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 24482
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24070
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 22667
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 21992
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18620
32.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 27233
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 25208
8.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 23104
16.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 23036
16.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 23028
16.3%
5
Mozambique
DKK 22276
19.0%
6
Zambia
DKK 21369
22.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 21337
22.4%
8
Angola
DKK 20915
24.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 20040
27.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 19939
27.5%
11
Nigeria
DKK 19581
28.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 27508
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26133
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26133
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25307
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25307
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 24482
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 23891
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 21956
20.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 21714
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 17348
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.