Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,416 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,495 kr
Communal tax
- 7,157 kr
Church tax
- 227 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 13,015 kr
Net pay
* 27,401 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
32.2%
67.8%
Net pay
32.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 40,416 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 13,015 kr. That means that your net pay will be 27,401 kr per year, or 2,283 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.2% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 40416
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 40416
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 40416
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 40241
0.4%
4
Spain
DKK 37850
6.4%
5
Switzerland
DKK 37477
7.3%
6
Germany
DKK 36729
9.1%
7
Italy
DKK 36702
9.2%
8
France
DKK 36496
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 35970
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 35950
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 35162
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 32939
18.5%
13
Ukraine
DKK 32535
19.5%
14
Sweden
DKK 32524
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 31736
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 31585
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 30090
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 27988
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 27483
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 26767
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 25432
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 23643
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 36916
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 32374
19.9%
2
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.