Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 2,948 kr
Communal tax
- 4,758 kr
Church tax
- 200 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 9,041 kr
Net pay
* 17,459 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
34.1%
65.9%
Net pay
34.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,459 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
9,041 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
22,963 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 26,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8.67 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.1% tax rate now rises to 56.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 26,500 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 9,041 kr. That means that your net pay will be 17,459 kr per year, or 1,455 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.1% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.49 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.51 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 675 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,376 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 26500
0.0%
1
Germany
DKK 26500
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 26500
0.0%
3
Ireland
DKK 26500
0.0%
4
Norway
DKK 26500
0.0%
5
Spain
DKK 24817
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 24507
7.5%
7
Italy
DKK 24065
9.2%
8
France
DKK 23929
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 23585
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 23572
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 23055
13.0%
12
Sweden
DKK 22310
15.8%
13
Hungary
DKK 21598
18.5%
14
Ukraine
DKK 21333
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 20809
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 20710
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 19729
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 18351
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 18020
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 17404
34.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 16673
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 15502
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 24205
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 22616
14.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 26500
0.0%
1
Singapore
DKK 26500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
DKK 26500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
DKK 26140
1.4%
4
Thailand
DKK 25175
5.0%
5
Philippines
DKK 25157
5.1%
6
Indonesia
DKK 24296
8.3%
7
Taiwan
DKK 24154
8.9%
8
South Korea
DKK 23627
10.8%
9
Malaysia
DKK 23372
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 23349
11.9%
11
India
DKK 23320
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 22176
16.3%
13
China
DKK 21905
17.3%
14
Japan
DKK 21534
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
DKK 20988
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
DKK 25214
4.9%
1
Colombia
DKK 26643
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
DKK 24393
8.0%
3
Brazil
DKK 24381
8.0%
4
Ecuador
DKK 23996
9.5%
5
Guatemala
DKK 23959
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 23718
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 23585
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 23187
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 21836
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 21267
19.8%
11
Argentina
DKK 18077
31.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 26235
1.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 24362
8.1%
2
Kenya
DKK 22412
15.4%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 22241
16.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 22230
16.1%
5
Mozambique
DKK 21499
18.9%
6
Zambia
DKK 20799
21.5%
7
Ghana
DKK 20622
22.2%
8
Angola
DKK 20172
23.9%
9
Senegal
DKK 19390
26.8%
10
Uganda
DKK 19287
27.2%
11
Nigeria
DKK 18896
28.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
DKK 26500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
DKK 25175
5.0%
2
Qatar
DKK 25175
5.0%
3
Bahrain
DKK 24380
8.0%
4
Oman
DKK 24380
8.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 23585
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 23015
13.2%
7
Lebanon
DKK 21200
20.0%
8
Egypt
DKK 20907
21.1%
9
Turkey
DKK 16761
36.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejen 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.