Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
56,400 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,273 kr
Communal tax
- 10,593 kr
Church tax
- 320 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,322 kr
Net pay
* 38,078 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.7%
Average tax rate
32.5%
67.5%
Net pay
32.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 56,400 kr a year living in the region of Aarhus, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,322 kr. That means that your net pay will be 38,078 kr per year, or 3,173 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.5% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 51400
8.9%
1
Canada
DKK 43582
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 56400
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 56400
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 53368
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 52680
6.6%
4
Taiwan
DKK 51408
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 49774
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 49749
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 49694
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 49367
12.5%
9
Indonesia
DKK 49122
12.9%
10
Japan
DKK 45830
18.7%
11
India
DKK 45470
19.4%
12
Vietnam
DKK 45398
19.5%
13
Singapore
DKK 45146
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 44669
20.8%
15
China
DKK 40387
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 51916
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 51888
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 51070
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 50992
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 50478
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 50196
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 49350
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 48862
13.4%
8
Brazil
DKK 48459
14.1%
9
Chile
DKK 46474
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 45064
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 36611
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 52066
7.7%
1
Morocco
DKK 46884
16.9%
2
Mozambique
DKK 44432
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 43813
22.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 43777
22.4%
5
Kenya
DKK 43120
23.6%
6
Angola
DKK 42133
25.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 41814
25.9%
8
Nigeria
DKK 39234
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 38719
31.4%
10
Senegal
DKK 38507
31.7%
11
Zambia
DKK 37693
33.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 53580
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 53580
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 51888
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 51888
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 50760
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 50196
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 48983
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 44156
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 43625
22.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 33746
40.2%
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.