Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
261,029 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 29,034 kr
Communal tax
- 51,535 kr
Church tax
- 2,049 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 83,754 kr
Net pay
* 177,275 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.2%
Average tax rate
32.1%
67.9%
Net pay
32.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 261,029 kr a year living in the region of Herning, Denmark, you will be taxed 83,754 kr. That means that your net pay will be 177,275 kr per year, or 14,773 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.1% and your marginal tax rate is 32.2%. 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 32.19 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.81 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 678 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,391 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
DKK 227550
12.8%
1
Russia
DKK 227095
13.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 217312
16.8%
3
Hungary
DKK 212739
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
DKK 211871
18.8%
5
France
DKK 210564
19.3%
6
Ukraine
DKK 210128
19.5%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 202228
22.5%
8
Norway
DKK 201744
22.7%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 198360
24.0%
10
Spain
DKK 197016
24.5%
11
Austria
DKK 189482
27.4%
12
Sweden
DKK 184569
29.3%
13
Greece
DKK 180015
31.0%
14
Denmark
DKK 175909
32.6%
15
Germany
DKK 174466
33.2%
16
Poland
DKK 172429
33.9%
17
Italy
DKK 167300
35.9%
18
Netherlands
DKK 164262
37.1%
19
Finland
DKK 164053
37.2%
20
Portugal
DKK 158239
39.4%
21
Romania
DKK 152702
41.5%
22
Belgium
DKK 132779
49.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 209799
19.6%
1
Canada
DKK 190572
27.0%
2
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.