Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,227 kr
Communal tax
- 7,172 kr
Church tax
- 277 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 12,811 kr
Net pay
* 25,189 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 38,000 kr a year living in the region of Aalborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 12,811 kr. That means that your net pay will be 25,189 kr per year, or 2,099 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.58 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.42 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,371 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 34709
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 30696
19.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 38000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 38000
0.0%
2
Pakistan
DKK 36580
3.7%
3
Thailand
DKK 35888
5.6%
4
Philippines
DKK 35186
7.4%
5
Taiwan
DKK 34637
8.9%
6
Singapore
DKK 34129
10.2%
7
Indonesia
DKK 33951
10.7%
8
South Korea
DKK 33680
11.4%
9
Malaysia
DKK 33518
11.8%
10
New Zealand
DKK 33482
11.9%
11
India
DKK 33440
12.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 31362
17.5%
13
Japan
DKK 30878
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 30096
20.8%
15
China
DKK 28566
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
DKK 36292
7.7%
1
Puerto Rico
DKK 34979
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 34409
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 34356
9.6%
4
Brazil
DKK 34254
9.9%
5
Mexico
DKK 34079
10.3%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 34010
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 33820
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 33250
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 31312
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 30362
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 24651
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 37162
2.2%
1
Morocco
DKK 33940
10.7%
2
Cameroon
DKK 31106
18.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 30811
18.9%
4
Kenya
DKK 30377
20.1%
5
Mozambique
DKK 30354
20.1%
6
Ghana
DKK 28773
24.3%
7
Angola
DKK 28649
24.6%
8
Zambia
DKK 27297
28.2%
9
Senegal
DKK 26796
29.5%
10
Uganda
DKK 26759
29.6%
11
Nigeria
DKK 26718
29.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 36100
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 36100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 34960
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 34960
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 34200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 33820
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 33003
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 29915
21.3%
8
Lebanon
DKK 29825
21.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 23459
38.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aalborg 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.