Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,438 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,721 kr
Communal tax
- 10,105 kr
Church tax
- 376 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,338 kr
Net pay
* 34,100 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.9%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
34,100 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,338 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,260 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 51,438 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.08 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 47.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51,438 kr a year living in the region of Frederikssund, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,338 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34,100 kr per year, or 2,842 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% and your marginal tax rate is 32.9%. 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 32.90 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.10 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 671 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,355 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 51438
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 51438
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 48841
5.1%
3
Spain
DKK 48172
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 47749
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 46711
9.2%
6
France
DKK 46449
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 45780
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 45748
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 44751
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 44427
13.6%
11
Hungary
DKK 41922
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 41408
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 41318
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 40820
20.6%
15
Poland
DKK 40391
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 40199
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 38072
26.0%
18
Finland
DKK 35621
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 34978
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 34182
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 32369
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 30091
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 46966
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 40041
22.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 51438
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 51438
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 48654
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 48338
6.0%
4
Taiwan
DKK 46885
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 45679
11.2%
6
South Korea
DKK 45415
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 45391
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 45322
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 45031
12.5%
10
India
DKK 42135
18.1%
11
Japan
DKK 41798
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 41624
19.1%
13
Singapore
DKK 41184
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 40739
20.8%
15
China
DKK 36926
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 47349
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 47323
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 46577
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 46506
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 46037
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 45780
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 45008
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 44974
12.6%
8
Brazil
DKK 44796
12.9%
9
Chile
DKK 42385
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 41099
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 33386
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 48047
6.6%
1
Morocco
DKK 43519
15.4%
2
Mozambique
DKK 40696
20.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 40394
21.5%
4
Cameroon
DKK 40367
21.5%
5
Kenya
DKK 39664
22.9%
6
Angola
DKK 38499
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 38297
25.6%
8
Nigeria
DKK 35859
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 35494
31.0%
10
Senegal
DKK 35297
31.4%
11
Zambia
DKK 34889
32.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 48866
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 48866
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 47323
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 47323
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 46294
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 45780
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 44674
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 40329
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 39904
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 31181
39.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Frederikssund 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.