Pay after tax

How much of your pay lands in your account? Enter your pay and the numbers from your tax card — or tap the example — and see where the money goes.

The explanation is shown. Quick: pay, tax rate and allowance. Advanced: pension and ATP — and what you get paid out if your pay goes up or down.

Your numbers

How are you paid?

Hourly pay

Before tax — what your agreement says.

Hours per week

Don't have your tax card to hand? Use an example:

The example uses 2026 figures: average municipal tax 25.05% + bottom-bracket tax 12.01% (+ church tax 0.87%) and the personal allowance of DKK 54,100 a year divided by 12. Sources: Danish Ministry of Taxation (svmn.dk), Personal Tax Act § 10 and § 6.

Withholding rate

From your tax card on skat.dk.

Allowance per month

From your tax card — the amount per month.

More options: Pension scheme, ATP

Your own pension

Your share, as stated in your agreement. 0 = none.

ATP per month

From your hours: 160 hours a month gives DKK 99.00 in ATP.

Source: borger.dk, “ATP rates for 2026 in private companies” (your share: DKK 99 from 117 hours, DKK 66 from 78, DKK 33 from 39, otherwise 0).

Answer

Paid out per month

18,324.66DKK

Of every DKK 100 you earn, you get DKK 63 paid out.

Where your pay goes

Paid out to you18,324.66 DKK63 %
Income tax (A-tax)8,135.46 DKK28 %
Labour market contribution2,300.88 DKK8 %
ATP99.00 DKK0 %

Pay before tax

28,860.00DKK per month

Paid out per year

219,895.97DKK

If you get DKK 1,000 more before tax, you get paid out

579.05DKK

Paid out per hour

114.29DKK

What do the words mean? · · · · ·

How to work it out

1180 DKK · 37 hours · 52 / 12 = 28,860.00 DKKA year has 52 weeks. Divided by 12 months, that gives the pay for an average month.
228,860.00 − 0.00 − 99.00 = 28,761.00 DKKPension and ATP are deducted first. The rest is what the labour market contribution is calculated on.
328,761.00 · 8 % = 2,300.88 DKK in labour market contributionEveryone who earns money pays 8% labour market contribution. It is deducted before tax.
428,761.00 − 2,300.88 = 26,460.12 DKKWhat is left is called A-income. That is what tax is calculated on.
526,460.12 − 4,508.00 = 21,952.12 DKKThe allowance is the part of your pay you pay no tax on. It is on your tax card.
621,952.12 · 37.06 % = 8,135.46 DKK in income taxThe withholding rate is your tax as a percentage: municipal tax + bottom-bracket tax (+ church tax if you are a member of the Church of Denmark).
726,460.12 − 8,135.46 = 18,324.66 DKK paid outThis is what lands in your account.

The formula

labour market contribution = 8% · (pay − pension − ATP)

Danish Labour Market Contribution Act § 1: 8.0% in 2026.

income tax = (A-income − allowance) · withholding rate

Danish Withholding Tax Act § 46: the withholding rate on what is left after the allowance.

paid out = A-income − income tax

A calculation to play with — not your payslip. Your real pay may differ a little: the payroll system rounds, and the allowance on your tax card is often bigger than in the example (e.g. employment allowance and travel). Middle-bracket and top-bracket tax are not included.

In depth: more numbers and “what if”

What if the pay is different?

Pay before tax	Paid out per month	Paid out per year	Of every DKK 100
26,860.00 DKK	17,166.57 DKK	205,998.82 DKK	64 DKK
27,860.00 DKK	17,745.62 DKK	212,947.40 DKK	64 DKK
28,860.00 DKK	18,324.66 DKK	219,895.97 DKK	63 DKK
29,860.00 DKK	18,903.71 DKK	226,844.55 DKK	63 DKK
30,860.00 DKK	19,482.76 DKK	233,793.12 DKK	63 DKK
33,860.00 DKK	21,219.90 DKK	254,638.85 DKK	63 DKK

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