Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,949 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,556 kr
Communal tax
- 8,957 kr
Church tax
- 304 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 15,953 kr
Net pay
* 33,996 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
33,996 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
15,953 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
29,874 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 49,949 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.98 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.9% tax rate now rises to 46.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 49,949 kr a year living in the region of Glostrup, Denmark, you will be taxed 15,953 kr. That means that your net pay will be 33,996 kr per year, or 2,833 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 49949
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 49949
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 47725
4.5%
3
Spain
DKK 46777
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 46362
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 45359
9.2%
6
France
DKK 45104
9.7%
7
Austria
DKK 44499
10.9%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 44455
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 44425
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 43456
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 40708
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 40209
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 40122
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 39699
20.5%
15
Poland
DKK 39222
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 39036
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 37014
25.9%
18
Finland
DKK 34590
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 33965
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 33180
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 31433
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 29220
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 45634
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 38994
21.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 49949
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 49949
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 47240
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47036
5.8%
4
Taiwan
DKK 45528
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 44560
10.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 44115
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 44076
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44010
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 43803
12.3%
10
India
DKK 41135
17.7%
11
Japan
DKK 40588
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 40491
18.9%
13
Singapore
DKK 39981
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 39560
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35887
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 45978
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 45953
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 45229
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 45160
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 44704
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 44455
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 43793
12.3%
7
Peru
DKK 43705
12.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 43684
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 41158
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 39909
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 32418
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 46841
6.2%
1
Morocco
DKK 42520
14.9%
2
Mozambique
DKK 39555
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 39364
21.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 39343
21.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 38635
22.7%
6
Angola
DKK 37409
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 37242
25.4%
8
Nigeria
DKK 34846
30.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 34526
30.9%
10
Senegal
DKK 34340
31.3%
11
Zambia
DKK 34048
31.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 47452
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 47452
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 45953
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 45953
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 44954
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 44455
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 43381
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39175
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 38787
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30409
39.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Glostrup 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.