Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,716 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,975 kr
Communal tax
- 10,378 kr
Church tax
- 246 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,735 kr
Net pay
* 35,981 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.2%
Average tax rate
33.0%
67.0%
Net pay
33.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
35,981 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,735 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,656 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 53,716 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.89 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33% tax rate now rises to 46.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 53,716 kr a year living in the region of Fredensborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,735 kr. That means that your net pay will be 35,981 kr per year, or 2,998 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% and your marginal tax rate is 32.2%. 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 32.20 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.80 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 678 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,390 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 53716
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 53716
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 50550
5.9%
3
Spain
DKK 50305
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 49872
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 48779
9.2%
6
France
DKK 48505
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 47807
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 47753
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 46733
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 45671
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 43779
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 43241
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 43147
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 42533
20.8%
15
Poland
DKK 42180
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 41979
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 39692
26.1%
18
Finland
DKK 37198
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 36527
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 35715
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 33802
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 31424
41.5%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 49003
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 41649
22.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 53716
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 53716
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 50818
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 50332
6.3%
4
Taiwan
DKK 48962
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 47404
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 47405
11.8%
7
Philippines
DKK 47382
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 47329
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 46909
12.7%
10
India
DKK 43666
18.7%
11
Japan
DKK 43649
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 43357
19.3%
13
Singapore
DKK 43010
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 42543
20.8%
15
China
DKK 38515
28.3%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 49446
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 49419
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 48640
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 48565
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 48076
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 47807
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 47002
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 46758
13.0%
8
Brazil
DKK 46497
13.4%
9
Chile
DKK 44262
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 42919
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 34867
35.1%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 49892
7.1%
1
Morocco
DKK 45047
16.1%
2
Mozambique
DKK 42411
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 41963
21.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 41932
21.9%
5
Kenya
DKK 41241
23.2%
6
Angola
DKK 40168
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 39912
25.7%
8
Nigeria
DKK 37408
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 36974
31.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 36762
31.6%
11
Zambia
DKK 36176
32.7%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 51030
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 51030
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 49419
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 49419
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 48344
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 47807
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 46652
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 42086
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 41612
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 32362
39.8%
10
Show more
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Fredensborg 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.