Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,227 kr
Communal tax
- 6,923 kr
Church tax
- 209 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 12,495 kr
Net pay
* 25,505 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 38,000 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 12,495 kr. That means that your net pay will be 25,505 kr per year, or 2,125 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.9% and your marginal tax rate is 31.7%. 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 31.67 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.33 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 683 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,417 kr of net incomes.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 38000
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 38000
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 38000
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 38000
0.0%
4
Germany
DKK 37165
2.2%
5
Spain
DKK 35587
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 35225
7.3%
7
Italy
DKK 34508
9.2%
8
France
DKK 34314
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 33820
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 33801
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 33060
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 30970
18.5%
13
Sweden
DKK 30711
19.2%
14
Ukraine
DKK 30590
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 29839
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 29697
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 28291
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 26315
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 25840
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 25141
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 23910
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 22230
41.5%
23
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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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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Aarhus 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.