Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,796 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,206 kr
Communal tax
- 10,977 kr
Church tax
- 325 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,643 kr
Net pay
* 37,153 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
37,153 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
18,643 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,565 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 55,796 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.84 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.4% tax rate now rises to 46.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55,796 kr a year living in the region of Egedal, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,643 kr. That means that your net pay will be 37,153 kr per year, or 3,096 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.4% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.65 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.35 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,368 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 55796
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 55796
0.0%
2
Spain
DKK 52253
6.4%
3
Norway
DKK 52110
6.6%
4
Switzerland
DKK 51811
7.1%
5
Italy
DKK 50668
9.2%
6
France
DKK 50384
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 49658
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 49574
11.2%
9
Russia
DKK 48543
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 47439
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 45474
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 44916
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 44818
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 44093
21.0%
15
Poland
DKK 43813
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 43605
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 41171
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 38639
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 37941
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 37114
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 35111
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 32641
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 55796
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 55796
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 52794
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 52152
6.5%
4
Taiwan
DKK 50857
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 49241
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 49221
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 49162
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 48920
12.3%
9
Indonesia
DKK 48624
12.9%
10
Japan
DKK 45339
18.7%
11
India
DKK 45064
19.2%
12
Vietnam
DKK 44939
19.5%
13
Singapore
DKK 44665
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 44190
20.8%
15
China
DKK 39966
28.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 53006
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 53006
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 51332
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 51332
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 50216
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 49658
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 48459
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 43690
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 43172
22.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 33440
40.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Egedal 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.