Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,699 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,970 kr
Communal tax
- 5,008 kr
Church tax
- 190 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,304 kr
Net pay
* 17,395 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,395 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,304 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,225 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 26,699 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.70 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 57.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 26,699 kr a year living in the region of Nyborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,304 kr. That means that your net pay will be 17,395 kr per year, or 1,450 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% and your marginal tax rate is 33.3%. 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 33.32 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.68 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 667 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,334 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 26699
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 26699
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 26699
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 26699
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 26699
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 25004
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 24693
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 24245
9.2%
8
France
DKK 24109
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 23762
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 23749
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 23228
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 22449
15.9%
13
Hungary
DKK 21760
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 21493
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 20965
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 20865
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 19877
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 18489
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 18155
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 17538
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 16798
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 15619
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 24387
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 22759
14.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 26699
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 26699
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 26699
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 26334
1.4%
4
Thailand
DKK 25364
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 25353
5.0%
6
Indonesia
DKK 24470
8.4%
7
Taiwan
DKK 24336
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 23801
10.9%
9
Malaysia
DKK 23547
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 23525
11.9%
11
India
DKK 23495
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 22337
16.3%
13
China
DKK 21938
17.8%
14
Japan
DKK 21695
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 21146
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 25381
4.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 26826
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 24576
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 24560
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 24176
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 24139
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 23896
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 23762
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 23362
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 22000
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 21410
19.8%
11
Argentina
DKK 18184
31.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 26432
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 24529
8.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 22549
15.5%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 22398
16.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 22388
16.2%
5
Mozambique
DKK 21653
18.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 20912
21.7%
7
Ghana
DKK 20764
22.2%
8
Angola
DKK 20319
23.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 19519
26.9%
10
Uganda
DKK 19416
27.3%
11
Nigeria
DKK 19031
28.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 26699
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 25364
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 25364
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 24563
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 24563
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 23762
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 23188
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 21349
20.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 21067
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 16877
36.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nyborg 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.