Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,405 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,937 kr
Communal tax
- 4,907 kr
Church tax
- 184 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,164 kr
Net pay
* 17,241 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
34.7%
65.3%
Net pay
34.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,241 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,164 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,086 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 26,405 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.74 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.7% tax rate now rises to 57.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 26,405 kr a year living in the region of Kerteminde -, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,164 kr. That means that your net pay will be 17,241 kr per year, or 1,437 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 26405
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 26405
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 26405
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 26405
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 26405
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 24728
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 24419
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 23978
9.2%
8
France
DKK 23844
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 23500
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 23487
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 22972
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 22245
15.8%
13
Hungary
DKK 21520
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 21256
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 20734
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 20636
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 19659
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 18285
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 17955
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 17340
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 16613
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 15447
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 24118
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 22547
14.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 26405
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 26405
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 26405
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 26048
1.4%
4
Thailand
DKK 25085
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 25063
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 24212
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 24068
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 23543
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 23288
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 23265
11.9%
11
India
DKK 23236
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 22100
16.3%
13
China
DKK 21889
17.1%
14
Japan
DKK 21456
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 20913
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 25134
4.8%
1
Colombia
DKK 26556
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 24306
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 24295
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 23910
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 23873
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 23632
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 23500
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 23104
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 21758
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 21199
19.7%
11
Argentina
DKK 18025
31.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 26141
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 24282
8.0%
2
Kenya
DKK 22347
15.4%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 22166
16.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 22155
16.1%
5
Mozambique
DKK 21426
18.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 20746
21.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 20555
22.2%
8
Angola
DKK 20102
23.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 19329
26.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 19226
27.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 18831
28.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 26405
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 25085
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 25085
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 24293
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 24293
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 23500
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 22933
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 21129
20.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 20831
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 16705
36.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kerteminde - 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.