Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,012 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,782 kr
Communal tax
- 4,188 kr
Church tax
- 133 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,238 kr
Net pay
* 16,774 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,774 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,238 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,159 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 25,012 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.86 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.9% tax rate now rises to 56.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 24% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 25,012 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,238 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,774 kr per year, or 1,398 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.9% 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 31.01 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.99 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 3,450 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 16977
32.1%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 16914
32.4%
2
Tårnby
DKK 16905
32.4%
3
Hørsholm
DKK 16797
32.8%
4
Vejle
DKK 16802
32.8%
5
Gentofte
DKK 16783
32.9%
6
Gladsaxe
DKK 16792
32.9%
7
Glostrup
DKK 16783
32.9%
8
Herlev
DKK 16774
32.9%
9
Københavns
DKK 16748
33.0%
10
Allerød
DKK 16698
33.2%
11
Billund
DKK 16696
33.2%
12
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 16679
33.3%
13
Brøndby
DKK 16659
33.4%
14
Greve
DKK 16668
33.4%
15
Aarhus
DKK 16631
33.5%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 16640
33.5%
17
Dragør
DKK 16605
33.6%
18
Furesø
DKK 16597
33.6%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 16606
33.6%
20
Solrød
DKK 16553
33.8%
21
Køge
DKK 16541
33.9%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 16518
34.0%
23
Herning
DKK 16520
34.0%
24
Ishøj
DKK 16518
34.0%
25
Næstved
DKK 16504
34.0%
26
Helsingør
DKK 16474
34.1%
27
Ikast-Brande
DKK 16488
34.1%
28
Odder
DKK 16491
34.1%
29
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 16491
34.1%
30
Roskilde
DKK 16493
34.1%
31
Slagelse
DKK 16490
34.1%
32
Varde
DKK 16491
34.1%
33
Ballerup
DKK 16461
34.2%
34
Gribskov
DKK 16456
34.2%
35
Holbæk
DKK 16454
34.2%
36
Horsens
DKK 16465
34.2%
37
Hvidovre
DKK 16461
34.2%
38
Odense
DKK 16470
34.2%
39
Vejen
DKK 16454
34.2%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 16461
34.2%
41
Aalborg
DKK 16433
34.3%
42
Albertslund
DKK 16430
34.3%
43
Fredericia
DKK 16433
34.3%
44
Hedensted
DKK 16433
34.3%
45
Kolding
DKK 16426
34.3%
46
Lejre
DKK 16437
34.3%
47
Rødovre
DKK 16426
34.3%
48
Silkeborg
DKK 16421
34.3%
49
Vallensbæk
DKK 16430
34.3%
50
Viborg
DKK 16424
34.3%
51
Aabenraa
DKK 16403
34.4%
52
Egedal
DKK 16419
34.4%
53
Fanø
DKK 16400
34.4%
54
Halsnæs
DKK 16403
34.4%
55
Hillerød
DKK 16405
34.4%
56
Holstebro
DKK 16398
34.4%
57
Rebild
DKK 16407
34.4%
58
Skive
DKK 16396
34.4%
59
Struer
DKK 16412
34.4%
60
Tønder
DKK 16419
34.4%
61
Esbjerg
DKK 16392
34.5%
62
Favrskov
DKK 16384
34.5%
63
Lemvig
DKK 16391
34.5%
64
Middelfart
DKK 16377
34.5%
65
Randers
DKK 16378
34.5%
66
Sønderborg
DKK 16392
34.5%
67
Frederikssund
DKK 16366
34.6%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 16359
34.6%
69
Thisted
DKK 16364
34.6%
70
Faxe
DKK 16345
34.7%
71
Guldborgsund
DKK 16331
34.7%
72
Jammerbugt
DKK 16341
34.7%
73
Morsø
DKK 16324
34.7%
74
Syddjurs
DKK 16341
34.7%
75
Assens
DKK 16309
34.8%
76
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 16301
34.8%
77
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 16297
34.8%
78
Kerteminde -
DKK 16309
34.8%
79
Mariagerfjord
DKK 16315
34.8%
80
Norddjurs
DKK 16306
34.8%
81
Nordfyns
DKK 16317
34.8%
82
Ringsted
DKK 16315
34.8%
83
Samsø
DKK 16302
34.8%
84
Stevns
DKK 16306
34.8%
85
Frederikshavn
DKK 16283
34.9%
86
Haderslev
DKK 16279
34.9%
87
Hjørring
DKK 16272
34.9%
88
Nyborg
DKK 16271
34.9%
89
ODSHERRED
DKK 16274
34.9%
90
Sorø
DKK 16279
34.9%
91
Ærø
DKK 16294
34.9%
92
Brønderslev
DKK 16256
35.0%
93
Langeland
DKK 16246
35.0%
94
Svendborg
DKK 16267
35.0%
95
Lolland
DKK 16230
35.1%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 16239
35.1%
97
Læsø
DKK 16218
35.2%
98
Christiansø
DKK 22935
8.3%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 25012
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 25012
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 25012
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 25012
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 25012
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 23424
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 23120
7.6%
7
Italy
DKK 22713
9.2%
8
France
DKK 22586
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 22261
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 22248
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 21760
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21281
14.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 20385
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 20135
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 19640
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 19547
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 18621
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17321
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 17008
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 16403
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 15735
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 14632
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22846
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 21536
13.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 25012
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 25012
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 25012
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 24689
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 23761
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 23698
5.3%
6
Indonesia
DKK 22991
8.1%
7
Taiwan
DKK 22798
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 22319
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 22059
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 22038
11.9%
11
India
DKK 22011
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21659
13.4%
13
Vietnam
DKK 20978
16.1%
14
Japan
DKK 20324
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 19810
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 23968
4.2%
1
Colombia
DKK 25274
7.3%
2
Brazil
DKK 23027
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
DKK 23024
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 22648
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 22614
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 22386
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 22261
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 21886
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 20610
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 20197
19.3%
11
Argentina
DKK 17898
28.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 24762
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 23113
7.6%
2
Kenya
DKK 21392
14.5%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 21069
15.8%
4
Cameroon
DKK 21052
15.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 20354
18.6%
6
Zambia
DKK 19959
20.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 19568
21.8%
8
Angola
DKK 19075
23.7%
9
Senegal
DKK 18432
26.3%
10
Uganda
DKK 18325
26.7%
11
Nigeria
DKK 17884
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 25012
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 23761
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 23761
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 23011
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 23011
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 22261
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 21723
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 20084
19.7%
8
Egypt
DKK 19717
21.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 15894
36.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Herlev 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.