Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,894 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,438 kr
Communal tax
- 9,022 kr
Church tax
- 271 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 15,867 kr
Net pay
* 33,027 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
32.5%
67.5%
Net pay
32.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
33,027 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
15,867 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
29,789 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 48,894 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.09 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.5% tax rate now rises to 47.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 48,894 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 15,867 kr. That means that your net pay will be 33,027 kr per year, or 2,752 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.5% and your marginal tax rate is 31.5%. 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 31.50 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.50 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 685 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,425 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 48894
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 48894
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 46933
4.0%
3
Spain
DKK 45789
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 45378
7.2%
5
Austria
DKK 44550
8.9%
6
Italy
DKK 44401
9.2%
7
France
DKK 44151
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 43516
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 43488
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 42538
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 39849
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 39360
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 39274
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 38905
20.4%
15
Poland
DKK 38393
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 38211
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 36263
25.8%
18
Finland
DKK 33859
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 33248
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 32471
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 30769
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 28603
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 44685
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 38262
21.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 48894
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 48894
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 46238
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 46112
5.7%
4
Taiwan
DKK 44566
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 43767
10.5%
6
South Korea
DKK 43193
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 43144
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 43081
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 42933
12.2%
10
India
DKK 40426
17.3%
11
Japan
DKK 39731
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 39688
18.8%
13
Singapore
DKK 39129
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 38724
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35317
27.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 45007
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 44982
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 44274
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 44206
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 43760
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 43516
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 42954
12.2%
7
Brazil
DKK 42896
12.3%
8
Peru
DKK 42782
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 40289
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 39066
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 31732
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 45987
6.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 41813
14.5%
2
Mozambique
DKK 38743
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 38623
21.0%
4
Cameroon
DKK 38618
21.0%
5
Kenya
DKK 37906
22.5%
6
Angola
DKK 36636
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 36494
25.4%
8
Nigeria
DKK 34128
30.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 33840
30.8%
10
Senegal
DKK 33663
31.2%
11
Zambia
DKK 33452
31.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 46449
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 46449
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 44982
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 44982
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 44005
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 43516
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 42464
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 38358
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 37996
22.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 29803
39.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Greve 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.