Employment cost calculator in Denmark

Thinking of employing someone in Denmark? As with every other country, certain costs are associated with employing a worker that come on top of the gross salary that you are offering. In Denmark, employers make contribution to Social security, and Occupational injury insurance.

In Denmark, employees pay several taxes, which are deducted from their gross salary by their employers. The income tax is progressive and determined by the salary. Other contributions include pension contributions and Labour market.

Use our interactive employment cost calculator to see the total salary costs in Denmark outlined in the sections above. You can also get a detailed employee cost breakdown in pdf (like this one but with actual data), which will show the take-home pay that employees will get.