Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,006 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,896 kr
Communal tax
- 9,836 kr
Church tax
- 295 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,162 kr
Net pay
* 35,844 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
32.4%
67.6%
Net pay
32.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
35,844 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,162 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,084 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 53,006 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.86 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.4% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 53,006 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,162 kr. That means that your net pay will be 35,844 kr per year, or 2,987 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.4% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 48368
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 41148
22.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 53006
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 53006
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 50144
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 49710
6.2%
4
Taiwan
DKK 48314
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 46856
11.6%
6
South Korea
DKK 46785
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 46776
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 46704
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 46324
12.6%
10
India
DKK 43189
18.5%
11
Japan
DKK 43072
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 42816
19.2%
13
Singapore
DKK 42445
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 41981
20.8%
15
China
DKK 38019
28.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 49317
7.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 44571
15.9%
2
Mozambique
DKK 41876
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 41474
21.8%
4
Cameroon
DKK 41444
21.8%
5
Kenya
DKK 40747
23.1%
6
Angola
DKK 39648
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 39409
25.7%
8
Nigeria
DKK 36925
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 36513
31.1%
10
Senegal
DKK 36304
31.5%
11
Zambia
DKK 35775
32.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 50356
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 50356
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 48765
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 48766
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 47705
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 47175
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 46036
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 41539
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 41080
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 31994
39.6%
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.