Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,699 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,973 kr
Communal tax
- 10,580 kr
Church tax
- 394 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,082 kr
Net pay
* 35,617 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
35,617 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
18,082 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,003 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 53,699 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.96 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 47.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 53,699 kr a year living in the region of Frederikssund, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,082 kr. That means that your net pay will be 35,617 kr per year, or 2,968 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 32.89 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.11 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 3,356 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 53699
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 53699
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 50537
5.9%
3
Spain
DKK 50289
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 49857
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 48764
9.2%
6
France
DKK 48490
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 47792
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 47738
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 46718
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 45656
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 43765
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 43228
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 43134
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 42520
20.8%
15
Poland
DKK 42167
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 41966
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 39680
26.1%
18
Finland
DKK 37187
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 36515
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 35703
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 33792
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 31414
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 48988
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 41637
22.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 53699
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 53699
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 50802
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 50317
6.3%
4
Taiwan
DKK 48946
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 47389
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 47390
11.8%
7
Philippines
DKK 47369
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 47314
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 46895
12.7%
10
India
DKK 43655
18.7%
11
Japan
DKK 43635
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 43344
19.3%
13
Singapore
DKK 42996
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 42530
20.8%
15
China
DKK 38503
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 49430
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 49403
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 48624
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 48550
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 48061
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 47792
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 46987
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 46745
13.0%
8
Brazil
DKK 46485
13.4%
9
Chile
DKK 44248
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 42906
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 34856
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 49879
7.1%
1
Morocco
DKK 45036
16.1%
2
Mozambique
DKK 42398
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 41952
21.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 41921
21.9%
5
Kenya
DKK 41229
23.2%
6
Angola
DKK 40155
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 39900
25.7%
8
Nigeria
DKK 37396
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 36963
31.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 36751
31.6%
11
Zambia
DKK 36167
32.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 51014
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 51014
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 49403
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 49403
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 48329
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 47792
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 46638
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 42073
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 41599
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 32353
39.8%
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.