Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,872 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,992 kr
Communal tax
- 9,711 kr
Church tax
- 329 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,168 kr
Net pay
* 36,704 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
36,704 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,168 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,089 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 53,872 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.77 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 53,872 kr a year living in the region of Glostrup, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,168 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,704 kr per year, or 3,059 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 53872
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 53872
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 50667
6.0%
3
Spain
DKK 50451
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 50018
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 48921
9.2%
6
France
DKK 48646
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 47946
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 47890
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 46869
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 45804
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 43906
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 43367
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 43273
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 42650
20.8%
15
Poland
DKK 42302
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 42101
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 39803
26.1%
18
Finland
DKK 37306
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 36633
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 35820
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 33900
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 31515
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 49143
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 41759
22.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 53872
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 53872
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 50967
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 50468
6.3%
4
Taiwan
DKK 49104
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 47541
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 47541
11.8%
7
Philippines
DKK 47497
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 47467
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 47038
12.7%
10
Japan
DKK 43776
18.7%
11
India
DKK 43771
18.8%
12
Vietnam
DKK 43475
19.3%
13
Singapore
DKK 43134
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 42667
20.8%
15
China
DKK 38624
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 49589
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 49562
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 48781
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 48706
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 48215
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 47946
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 47138
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 46881
13.0%
8
Brazil
DKK 46611
13.5%
9
Chile
DKK 44391
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 43044
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 34968
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 50019
7.2%
1
Morocco
DKK 45154
16.2%
2
Mozambique
DKK 42529
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 42071
21.9%
4
Cameroon
DKK 42040
22.0%
5
Kenya
DKK 41350
23.2%
6
Angola
DKK 40282
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 40022
25.7%
8
Nigeria
DKK 37514
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 37076
31.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 36864
31.6%
11
Zambia
DKK 36265
32.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 51178
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 51178
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 49562
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 49562
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 48485
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 47946
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 46788
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 42207
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 41729
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 32443
39.8%
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.