Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,508 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,060 kr
Communal tax
- 4,669 kr
Church tax
- 148 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,012 kr
Net pay
* 18,496 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,496 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,012 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,933 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, 8.34 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.8% tax rate now rises to 55.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 27,508 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,012 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,496 kr per year, or 1,541 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 18723
31.9%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 18652
32.2%
2
Tårnby
DKK 18642
32.2%
3
Vejle
DKK 18528
32.6%
4
Gentofte
DKK 18506
32.7%
5
Gladsaxe
DKK 18516
32.7%
6
Glostrup
DKK 18506
32.7%
7
Hørsholm
DKK 18522
32.7%
8
Herlev
DKK 18496
32.8%
9
Københavns
DKK 18467
32.9%
10
Allerød
DKK 18411
33.1%
11
Billund
DKK 18409
33.1%
12
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 18390
33.1%
13
Brøndby
DKK 18368
33.2%
14
Greve
DKK 18378
33.2%
15
Aarhus
DKK 18337
33.3%
16
Kalundborg
DKK 18346
33.3%
17
Dragør
DKK 18307
33.4%
18
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 18309
33.4%
19
Furesø
DKK 18299
33.5%
20
Køge
DKK 18236
33.7%
21
Solrød
DKK 18250
33.7%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 18210
33.8%
23
Herning
DKK 18212
33.8%
24
Ishøj
DKK 18210
33.8%
25
Ikast-Brande
DKK 18177
33.9%
26
Næstved
DKK 18195
33.9%
27
Odder
DKK 18181
33.9%
28
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 18181
33.9%
29
Roskilde
DKK 18183
33.9%
30
Slagelse
DKK 18179
33.9%
31
Varde
DKK 18181
33.9%
32
Ballerup
DKK 18147
34.0%
33
Helsingør
DKK 18161
34.0%
34
Horsens
DKK 18151
34.0%
35
Hvidovre
DKK 18147
34.0%
36
Odense
DKK 18157
34.0%
37
Vordingborg
DKK 18147
34.0%
38
Aalborg
DKK 18116
34.1%
39
Fredericia
DKK 18116
34.1%
40
Gribskov
DKK 18142
34.1%
41
Hedensted
DKK 18116
34.1%
42
Holbæk
DKK 18140
34.1%
43
Lejre
DKK 18120
34.1%
44
Vejen
DKK 18140
34.1%
45
Albertslund
DKK 18112
34.2%
46
Egedal
DKK 18100
34.2%
47
Kolding
DKK 18108
34.2%
48
Rødovre
DKK 18108
34.2%
49
Silkeborg
DKK 18102
34.2%
50
Struer
DKK 18092
34.2%
51
Tønder
DKK 18100
34.2%
52
Vallensbæk
DKK 18112
34.2%
53
Viborg
DKK 18106
34.2%
54
Aabenraa
DKK 18082
34.3%
55
Esbjerg
DKK 18071
34.3%
56
Fanø
DKK 18078
34.3%
57
Favrskov
DKK 18061
34.3%
58
Halsnæs
DKK 18082
34.3%
59
Hillerød
DKK 18084
34.3%
60
Holstebro
DKK 18077
34.3%
61
Lemvig
DKK 18069
34.3%
62
Rebild
DKK 18086
34.3%
63
Skive
DKK 18075
34.3%
64
Sønderborg
DKK 18071
34.3%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 18041
34.4%
66
Middelfart
DKK 18053
34.4%
67
Randers
DKK 18055
34.4%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 18033
34.4%
69
Thisted
DKK 18039
34.4%
70
Faxe
DKK 18017
34.5%
71
Jammerbugt
DKK 18013
34.5%
72
Syddjurs
DKK 18013
34.5%
73
Assens
DKK 17978
34.6%
74
Guldborgsund
DKK 18002
34.6%
75
Kerteminde -
DKK 17978
34.6%
76
Mariagerfjord
DKK 17984
34.6%
77
Morsø
DKK 17994
34.6%
78
Nordfyns
DKK 17986
34.6%
79
Ringsted
DKK 17984
34.6%
80
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 17968
34.7%
81
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 17964
34.7%
82
Norddjurs
DKK 17974
34.7%
83
Samsø
DKK 17970
34.7%
84
Stevns
DKK 17974
34.7%
85
Ærø
DKK 17960
34.7%
86
Frederikshavn
DKK 17948
34.8%
87
Haderslev
DKK 17945
34.8%
88
Hjørring
DKK 17937
34.8%
89
Nyborg
DKK 17935
34.8%
90
ODSHERRED
DKK 17939
34.8%
91
Sorø
DKK 17945
34.8%
92
Svendborg
DKK 17931
34.8%
93
Brønderslev
DKK 17919
34.9%
94
Langeland
DKK 17907
34.9%
95
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 17899
34.9%
96
Lolland
DKK 17889
35.0%
97
Læsø
DKK 17876
35.0%
98
Christiansø
DKK 25337
7.9%
99
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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 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.