Denmark Sick Pay Calculator (Sygedagpenge)
Calculate Danish sickness benefit (sygedagpenge) for 2026: hourly wage after AM-bidrag, up to 5,085 kr a week, 30 days from the employer, then the kommune.
Salaried employees (funktionærer) usually keep full salary while sick, and the employer gets the sygedagpenge as a refund. The kommune pays for up to 22 weeks in 9 months unless extended, and needs 240 hours of work in the last 6 months. Sygedagpenge are taxable; the maximum assumes a 37-hour week.
What it does
Under the Danish Sickness Benefit Act (sygedagpengeloven) an employee who does not get full pay while sick receives sygedagpenge from the employer for the first 30 calendar days, if employed for the last 8 weeks and at least 74 hours. After that the municipality (kommune) pays. Sygedagpenge equal your hourly wage after the 8% labour market contribution (AM-bidrag), at most 137.43 kr an hour and 5,085 kr a week in 2026, paid as a 5-day week.
How to use it
- Type your hourly wage and the hours per week.
- Type the first and last day of sick leave and tick the box if you meet the 8 weeks and 74 hours.
- Read the weekly sygedagpenge and what the employer and the kommune pay.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much are sygedagpenge on 200 kr an hour?
184 kr after AM-bidrag is above the cap, so 137.43 kr an hour: 5,084.91 kr for a 37-hour week.
How long does the employer pay?
30 calendar days from the first day of sickness; sick from Monday 2 March 2026, the kommune pays from 1 April 2026.
What is the maximum in 2026?
5,085 kr a week, or 137.43 kr an hour.
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