Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
72,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 8,064 kr
Communal tax
- 14,300 kr
Church tax
- 552 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 24,052 kr
Net pay
* 48,448 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
33.2%
66.8%
Net pay
33.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 72,500 kr a year living in the region of Aalborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 24,052 kr. That means that your net pay will be 48,448 kr per year, or 4,037 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 72500
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 72500
0.0%
2
Italy
DKK 68200
5.9%
3
Spain
DKK 67896
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 67379
7.1%
5
Norway
DKK 66225
8.7%
6
France
DKK 65467
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
DKK 64198
11.5%
8
Russia
DKK 63075
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 62717
13.5%
10
Austria
DKK 61642
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 59087
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 58362
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 58236
19.7%
14
Greece
DKK 56659
21.9%
15
Sweden
DKK 56650
21.9%
16
Poland
DKK 55023
24.1%
17
Portugal
DKK 52359
27.8%
18
Finland
DKK 50206
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 49300
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 48352
33.3%
21
Netherlands
DKK 45623
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 42413
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 65542
9.6%
1
Canada
DKK 55516
23.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 65107
10.2%
1
Morocco
DKK 57416
20.8%
2
Mozambique
DKK 56063
22.7%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 54905
24.3%
4
Kenya
DKK 54299
25.1%
5
Angola
DKK 53924
25.6%
6
Cameroon
DKK 53549
26.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 53225
26.6%
8
Nigeria
DKK 50185
30.8%
9
Uganda
DKK 49184
32.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 48972
32.5%
11
Zambia
DKK 46792
35.5%
12
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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.