Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,920 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,883 kr
Communal tax
- 4,841 kr
Church tax
- 180 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,040 kr
Net pay
* 16,880 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.3%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,880 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,040 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,962 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 25,920 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.86 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
57.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 57.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 25,920 kr a year living in the region of ODSHERRED, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,040 kr. That means that your net pay will be 16,880 kr per year, or 1,407 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 25920
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 25920
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 25920
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 25920
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 25920
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 24274
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 23967
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 23538
9.2%
8
France
DKK 23406
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 23069
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 23056
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 22550
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 21909
15.5%
13
Hungary
DKK 21125
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 20866
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 20353
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 20257
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 19297
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 17950
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 17626
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 17014
34.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 16307
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 15163
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 23675
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 22198
14.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 25920
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 25920
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 25920
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 25575
1.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 24624
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 24588
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 23787
8.2%
7
Taiwan
DKK 23626
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 23117
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 22860
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 22838
11.9%
11
India
DKK 22810
12.0%
12
China
DKK 21809
15.9%
13
Vietnam
DKK 21709
16.3%
14
Japan
DKK 21062
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 20529
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 24728
4.6%
1
Colombia
DKK 26110
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 23859
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 23853
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 23471
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 23435
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 23198
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 23069
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 22680
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 21358
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 20850
19.6%
11
Argentina
DKK 17764
31.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 25661
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 23875
7.9%
2
Kenya
DKK 22015
15.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 21784
16.0%
4
Cameroon
DKK 21771
16.0%
5
Mozambique
DKK 21053
18.8%
6
Zambia
DKK 20472
21.0%
7
Ghana
DKK 20211
22.0%
8
Angola
DKK 19745
23.8%
9
Senegal
DKK 19017
26.6%
10
Uganda
DKK 18912
27.0%
11
Nigeria
DKK 18501
28.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 25920
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 24624
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 24624
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 23846
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 23846
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 23069
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 22512
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 20765
19.9%
8
Egypt
DKK 20443
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 16423
36.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the ODSHERRED 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.