Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,660 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 3,077 kr
Communal tax
- 5,174 kr
Church tax
- 194 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,580 kr
Net pay
* 18,080 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
34.6%
65.4%
Net pay
34.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
18,080 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,580 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,502 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 27,660 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.50 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.6% tax rate now rises to 56.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 27,660 kr a year living in the region of Kerteminde -, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,580 kr. That means that your net pay will be 18,080 kr per year, or 1,507 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.6% 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 27660
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 27660
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 27660
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 27660
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 27660
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 25904
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 25588
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 25118
9.2%
8
France
DKK 24977
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 24617
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 24604
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 24064
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 23120
16.4%
13
Hungary
DKK 22543
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 22266
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 21720
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 21617
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 20593
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 19155
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 18809
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 18185
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 17403
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 16181
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 25264
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 23451
15.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 27660
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 27660
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 27660
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 27271
1.4%
4
Philippines
DKK 26301
4.9%
5
Thailand
DKK 26277
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 25313
8.5%
7
Taiwan
DKK 25212
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 24646
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 24395
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 24371
11.9%
11
India
DKK 24341
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 23111
16.5%
13
Japan
DKK 22476
18.7%
14
China
DKK 22096
20.1%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 21907
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 26185
5.3%
1
Colombia
DKK 27711
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 25461
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 25416
8.1%
4
Ecuador
DKK 25046
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 25008
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 24756
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 24617
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 24202
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 22792
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 22101
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 18702
32.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 27383
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 25336
8.4%
2
Kenya
DKK 23208
16.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 23156
16.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 23148
16.3%
5
Mozambique
DKK 22393
19.0%
6
Zambia
DKK 21455
22.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 21445
22.5%
8
Angola
DKK 21027
24.0%
9
Senegal
DKK 20137
27.2%
10
Uganda
DKK 20038
27.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 19685
28.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 27660
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 26277
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 26277
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 25447
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 25447
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 24617
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 24023
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 22070
20.2%
8
Egypt
DKK 21835
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 17436
37.0%
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.