Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 8,954 kr
Communal tax
- 16,393 kr
Church tax
- 616 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 27,098 kr
Net pay
* 53,402 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.2%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
53,402 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
27,098 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
41,020 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 80,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.10 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 43.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 80,500 kr a year living in the region of Assens, Denmark, you will be taxed 27,098 kr. That means that your net pay will be 53,402 kr per year, or 4,450 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 72569
9.9%
1
Canada
DKK 61447
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 80500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 76475
5.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 75355
6.4%
3
Taiwan
DKK 73375
8.9%
4
Pakistan
DKK 72253
10.3%
5
South Korea
DKK 70701
12.2%
6
Malaysia
DKK 69793
13.3%
7
New Zealand
DKK 69384
13.8%
8
Indonesia
DKK 68993
14.3%
9
Philippines
DKK 67431
16.2%
10
Japan
DKK 65413
18.7%
11
Singapore
DKK 64415
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
DKK 63756
20.8%
13
Vietnam
DKK 63121
21.6%
14
India
DKK 61662
23.4%
15
China
DKK 57197
29.0%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 76475
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 76475
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 74060
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 74060
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 72450
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 71645
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 69914
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 62310
22.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 61700
23.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 45854
43.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Assens 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.