Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,717 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,975 kr
Communal tax
- 9,845 kr
Church tax
- 164 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,120 kr
Net pay
* 36,597 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
31.9%
68.1%
Net pay
31.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
36,597 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,120 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,041 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 53,717 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.78 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.9% tax rate now rises to 45.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 53,717 kr a year living in the region of Gentofte, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,120 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,597 kr per year, or 3,050 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% and your marginal tax rate is 31.0%. 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 30.97 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.03 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 690 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,452 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 53717
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 53717
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 50551
5.9%
3
Spain
DKK 50306
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 49873
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 48780
9.2%
6
France
DKK 48506
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 47808
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 47754
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 46734
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 45672
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 43779
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 43242
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 43148
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 42534
20.8%
15
Poland
DKK 42181
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 41980
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 39693
26.1%
18
Finland
DKK 37199
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 36528
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 35715
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 33803
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 31424
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 49004
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 41649
22.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 53717
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 53717
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 50819
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 50333
6.3%
4
Taiwan
DKK 48963
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 47405
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 47405
11.8%
7
Philippines
DKK 47382
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 47330
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 46910
12.7%
10
India
DKK 43667
18.7%
11
Japan
DKK 43650
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 43357
19.3%
13
Singapore
DKK 43010
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 42544
20.8%
15
China
DKK 38515
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 49446
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 49420
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 48641
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 48566
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 48077
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 47808
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 47002
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 46759
13.0%
8
Brazil
DKK 46498
13.4%
9
Chile
DKK 44263
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 42920
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 34867
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 49893
7.1%
1
Morocco
DKK 45048
16.1%
2
Mozambique
DKK 42412
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 41964
21.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 41933
21.9%
5
Kenya
DKK 41242
23.2%
6
Angola
DKK 40168
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 39913
25.7%
8
Nigeria
DKK 37409
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 36975
31.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 36763
31.6%
11
Zambia
DKK 36177
32.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 51031
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 51031
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 49420
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 49420
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 48345
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 47808
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 46653
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 42087
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 41613
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 32362
39.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Gentofte 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.