Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,895 kr
Communal tax
- 10,433 kr
Church tax
- 328 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,791 kr
Net pay
* 35,209 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
33.6%
66.4%
Net pay
33.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 53,000 kr a year living in the region of Esbjerg, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,791 kr. That means that your net pay will be 35,209 kr per year, or 2,934 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.6% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.77 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.23 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,362 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 48363
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 41144
22.4%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 50350
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 50350
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 48760
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 48760
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 47700
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 47170
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 46030
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 41534
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 41075
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 31991
39.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Esbjerg 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.