Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,892 kr
Communal tax
- 4,710 kr
Church tax
- 170 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 8,908 kr
Net pay
* 17,092 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,092 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
8,908 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,830 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 26,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.78 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 57.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 26,000 kr a year living in the region of Kolding, Denmark, you will be taxed 8,908 kr. That means that your net pay will be 17,092 kr per year, or 1,424 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.62 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.38 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,369 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 26000
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 26000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 26000
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 26000
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 26000
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 24349
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 24041
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 23611
9.2%
8
France
DKK 23478
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 23140
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 23127
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 22620
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21964
15.5%
13
Hungary
DKK 21190
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 20930
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 20416
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 20319
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 19357
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 18005
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 17680
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 17068
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 16358
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 15210
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 23748
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 22256
14.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 26000
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 26000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 26000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 25653
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 24700
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 24666
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 23857
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 23699
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 23187
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 22931
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 22909
11.9%
11
India
DKK 22880
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21822
16.1%
13
Vietnam
DKK 21774
16.3%
14
Japan
DKK 21127
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 20592
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 24795
4.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 26183
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 23933
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 23926
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 23543
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 23507
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 23270
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 23140
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 22750
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 21424
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 20908
19.6%
11
Argentina
DKK 17807
31.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 25740
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 23942
7.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 22069
15.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 21847
16.0%
4
Cameroon
DKK 21834
16.0%
5
Mozambique
DKK 21114
18.8%
6
Zambia
DKK 20517
21.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 20268
22.1%
8
Angola
DKK 19804
23.8%
9
Senegal
DKK 19068
26.7%
10
Uganda
DKK 18964
27.1%
11
Nigeria
DKK 18556
28.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 26000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 24700
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 24700
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 23920
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 23920
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 23140
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 22581
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 20825
19.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 20507
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 16470
36.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kolding 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.