Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,449 kr
Communal tax
- 7,704 kr
Church tax
- 266 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 13,555 kr
Net pay
* 26,445 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
33.9%
66.1%
Net pay
33.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 40,000 kr a year living in the region of Randers, Denmark, you will be taxed 13,555 kr. That means that your net pay will be 26,445 kr per year, or 2,204 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.9% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.83 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.17 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,359 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 40000
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 40000
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 40000
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 39884
0.3%
4
Spain
DKK 37460
6.4%
5
Switzerland
DKK 37089
7.3%
6
Germany
DKK 36804
8.0%
7
Italy
DKK 36324
9.2%
8
France
DKK 36120
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 35600
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 35580
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 34800
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 32600
18.5%
13
Sweden
DKK 32211
19.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 32200
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 31410
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 31260
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 29780
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 27700
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 27200
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 26487
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 25170
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 23400
41.5%
23
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Randers 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.