Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,501 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,727 kr
Communal tax
- 7,821 kr
Church tax
- 236 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 13,920 kr
Net pay
* 28,581 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 42,501 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 13,920 kr. That means that your net pay will be 28,581 kr per year, or 2,382 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 42501
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 42501
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 42501
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 42031
1.1%
4
Spain
DKK 39802
6.4%
5
Switzerland
DKK 39420
7.3%
6
Italy
DKK 38595
9.2%
7
France
DKK 38378
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 37826
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 37805
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 36976
13.0%
11
Germany
DKK 36352
14.5%
12
Hungary
DKK 34638
18.5%
13
Ukraine
DKK 34213
19.5%
14
Sweden
DKK 34094
19.8%
15
Poland
DKK 33373
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 33215
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 31642
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 29432
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 28901
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 28169
33.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 26746
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 24863
41.5%
23
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 39122
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 39101
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 38485
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 38426
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 38038
10.5%
5
Brazil
DKK 37918
10.8%
6
Panama
DKK 37826
11.0%
7
Mexico
DKK 37821
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 37188
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 35021
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 33958
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 27577
35.1%
12
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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.