Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,648 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,745 kr
Communal tax
- 9,646 kr
Church tax
- 291 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,817 kr
Net pay
* 34,831 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
32.6%
67.4%
Net pay
32.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
34,831 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,817 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,739 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 51,648 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.95 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.6% tax rate now rises to 46.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51,648 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,817 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34,831 kr per year, or 2,903 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.6% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 51648
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 51648
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 48999
5.1%
3
Spain
DKK 48368
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 47945
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 46902
9.2%
6
France
DKK 46638
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 45967
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 45935
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 44934
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 44417
14.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 42093
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 41577
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 41486
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 40978
20.7%
15
Poland
DKK 40556
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 40363
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 38222
26.0%
18
Finland
DKK 35766
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 35121
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 34323
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 32501
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 30214
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 47154
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 40190
22.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 51648
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 51648
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 48854
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 48522
6.1%
4
Taiwan
DKK 47077
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 45837
11.3%
6
South Korea
DKK 45599
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 45576
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 45507
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 45204
12.5%
10
India
DKK 42276
18.2%
11
Japan
DKK 41968
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 41783
19.1%
13
Singapore
DKK 41354
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 40905
20.8%
15
China
DKK 37072
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 47542
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 47516
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 46767
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 46696
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 46225
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 45967
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 45192
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 45138
12.6%
8
Brazil
DKK 44953
13.0%
9
Chile
DKK 42558
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 41267
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 33522
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 48217
6.6%
1
Morocco
DKK 43660
15.5%
2
Mozambique
DKK 40854
20.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 40539
21.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 40511
21.6%
5
Kenya
DKK 39809
22.9%
6
Angola
DKK 38653
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 38446
25.6%
8
Nigeria
DKK 36001
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 35630
31.0%
10
Senegal
DKK 35432
31.4%
11
Zambia
DKK 35008
32.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 49066
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 49066
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 47516
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 47516
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 46483
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 45967
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 44856
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 40492
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 40061
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 31290
39.4%
10
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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.