Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,509 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,949 kr
Communal tax
- 4,929 kr
Church tax
- 185 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,199 kr
Net pay
* 17,310 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
17,310 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,199 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,120 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 26,509 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.72 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 26,509 kr a year living in the region of Kerteminde -, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,199 kr. That means that your net pay will be 17,310 kr per year, or 1,443 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 26509
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 26509
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 26509
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 26509
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 26509
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 24826
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 24516
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 24073
9.2%
8
France
DKK 23938
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 23593
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 23580
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 23063
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 22317
15.8%
13
Hungary
DKK 21605
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 21340
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 20816
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 20717
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 19736
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 18357
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 18026
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 17410
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 16678
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 15508
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 24213
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 22622
14.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 26509
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 26509
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 26509
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 26149
1.4%
4
Thailand
DKK 25184
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 25165
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 24303
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 24163
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 23634
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 23380
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 23357
11.9%
11
India
DKK 23328
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 22184
16.3%
13
China
DKK 21906
17.4%
14
Japan
DKK 21541
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 20995
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 25221
4.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 26652
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 24402
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 24389
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 24004
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 23967
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 23726
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 23593
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 23195
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 21843
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 21274
19.8%
11
Argentina
DKK 18082
31.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 26244
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 24370
8.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 22419
15.4%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 22248
16.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 22237
16.1%
5
Mozambique
DKK 21506
18.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 20805
21.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 20629
22.2%
8
Angola
DKK 20179
23.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 19396
26.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 19293
27.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 18902
28.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 26509
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 25184
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 25184
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 24388
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 24388
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 23593
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 23023
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 21207
20.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 20915
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 16766
36.8%
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.