Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 278 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 1,414 kr
Net pay
* 1,086 kr
Marginal tax rate
11.1%
Average tax rate
56.6%
43.4%
Net pay
56.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 2,500 kr a year living in the region of Herning, Denmark, you will be taxed 1,414 kr. That means that your net pay will be 1,086 kr per year, or 90.51 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 56.6% and your marginal tax rate is 11.1%. 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 11.12 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 88.88 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 889 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 4,444 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 2500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 2500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 2500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 2500
0.0%
4
Sweden
DKK 2500
0.0%
5
Norway
DKK 2500
0.0%
6
Spain
DKK 2341
6.4%
7
Italy
DKK 2270
9.2%
8
France
DKK 2257
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 2225
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 2224
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 2175
13.0%
12
Switzerland
DKK 2139
14.5%
13
Hungary
DKK 2037
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 2013
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 1963
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 1954
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 1861
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 1731
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 1700
32.0%
20
Netherlands
DKK 1570
37.2%
21
Romania
DKK 1462
41.5%
22
Denmark
DKK 1086
56.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
DKK 2460
1.6%
1
USA
DKK 2284
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 2500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 2500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 2500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 2424
3.0%
4
Thailand
DKK 2375
5.0%
5
Indonesia
DKK 2280
8.8%
6
Taiwan
DKK 2279
8.9%
7
South Korea
DKK 2233
10.7%
8
New Zealand
DKK 2203
11.9%
9
India
DKK 2200
12.0%
10
Malaysia
DKK 2177
12.9%
11
China
DKK 2170
13.2%
12
Philippines
DKK 2160
13.6%
13
Vietnam
DKK 2126
15.0%
14
Japan
DKK 2031
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 1980
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 2441
2.4%
1
Brazil
DKK 2312
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 2301
8.0%
3
Colombia
DKK 2300
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 2264
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 2260
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 2237
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 2225
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 2188
12.5%
9
Argentina
DKK 2075
17.0%
10
Chile
DKK 2060
17.6%
11
Uruguay
DKK 2048
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 2475
1.0%
1
Uganda
DKK 2372
5.1%
2
Zambia
DKK 2350
6.0%
3
Morocco
DKK 2332
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 2312
7.5%
5
Ghana
DKK 2307
7.7%
6
Senegal
DKK 2275
9.0%
7
Kenya
DKK 2201
12.0%
8
Mozambique
DKK 2116
15.4%
9
Cameroon
DKK 2109
15.6%
10
Nigeria
DKK 2038
18.5%
11
Angola
DKK 2023
19.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 2500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 2375
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 2375
5.0%
3
Egypt
DKK 2318
7.3%
4
Bahrain
DKK 2300
8.0%
5
Oman
DKK 2300
8.0%
6
Lebanon
DKK 2245
10.2%
7
Kuwait
DKK 2225
11.0%
8
Israel
DKK 2171
13.2%
9
Turkey
DKK 2106
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Herning 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.