This guide will help you understand your paycheck from DataLøn.
We will also answer some of the frequently asked questions about paychecks. If you have questions for your specific paycheck, please contact your employer.
Danish payslip guide
We’ve given the paycheck from DataLøn a makeover. For now, a paycheck from DataLøn is only available in Danish, so let’s guide you through the different entries and what they mean using the example of a bi-weekly paycheck below.
If in doubt about any of the terms related to Danish taxes, please visit the Danish Tax Agency’s website.
We’ve given the paycheck from DataLøn a makeover. For now, a paycheck from DataLøn is only available in Danish, so let’s guide you through the different entries and what they mean using the example of a bi-weekly paycheck below. If in doubt about any of the terms related to Danish taxes, please visit the Danish Tax Agency’s website.
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This shows the pay period and the date on which your salary will be available at your account. “Til udbetaling” refers to the DKK amount you will receive after taxes and other deductions.
The total amount of work hours in the specified pay period.
Your gross salary – meaning your total salary before taxes and other deductions. The salary has been calculated based on work hours and the wage rate.
Your own contribution to your pension, which is typically calculated from your gross salary. Your employer’s pension contributions are shown in entry 11.
“Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension” (ATP) is a legally required pension scheme in Denmark for all employees over the age of 16.
Labour market contributions is an 8% tax paid by every wage-earner in Denmark.
This is the tax you pay based on your primary income (after your tax deduction).
Your personal tax deduction that is deducted from your income before your A-tax is calculated. Your tax deduction is calculated by SKAT and is based upon your preliminary income assessment.
Here, we compensate for the employee benefits that have been taxed, but that should not be included in your payment (see entry 6).
Your own as well as your employer’s pension contributions for the pay period in question. The total amount will be transferred to your pension account.
Your net holiday allowance for this wage period after A-tax and labour market contributions have been deducted.
If you have registered any savings (such as a voluntary savings account, SH payment or salary supplement for the abolition of Great Prayer Day), that part of your salary will be calculated here.
Here, you can see how many days of holiday you have earned and spent including any days of holiday transferred from previous holiday years.
Here, you can see all of your savings for the current year. Your savings for this pay period is shown in entry 13.
The total balance for the current year, accumulated for each pay period.
DataLøn is a supplier of salary solutions to employers, and it is your employer that is responsible for any data in the system and on your paycheck.
There can be many reasons for an incorrect salary. Therefore, we advise you to contact your employer to find out what’s wrong.
Please ask your employer. DataLøn does not keep any salary material for our customers’ individual employees. If you are registered at e-Boks through your employer, you can find your paycheck in e-Boks.
Please check if the social security number on your paycheck is yours, and contact your employer if it isn’t. If your tax card is not used on your salary, it can also be because of other work, state educational grant (SU) or other governmental support you might receive.
On your paycheck, you can see if your holiday allowance has been transferred to FerieKonto or another holiday fund. You can also check your holiday allowance if you log on to borger.dk. If you cannot find your holiday allowance here, you should contact your employer.
There can be many reasons for an incorrect number of holiday days. Therefore, we advise you to contact your employer to find out what’s wrong.
