Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
53,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,951 kr
Communal tax
- 9,933 kr
Church tax
- 298 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,318 kr
Net pay
* 36,182 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
32.4%
67.6%
Net pay
32.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 53,500 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,318 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,182 kr per year, or 3,015 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 53500
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 53500
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 50388
5.8%
3
Spain
DKK 50103
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 49671
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 48583
9.2%
6
France
DKK 48310
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 47615
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 47564
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 46545
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 45487
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 43602
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 43067
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 42974
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 42371
20.8%
15
Poland
DKK 42010
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 41811
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 39539
26.1%
18
Finland
DKK 37049
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 36380
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 35569
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 33666
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 31298
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 48810
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 41496
22.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 53500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 53500
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 50613
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 50143
6.3%
4
Taiwan
DKK 48765
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 47222
11.7%
6
Malaysia
DKK 47213
11.8%
7
South Korea
DKK 47216
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 47139
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 46731
12.7%
10
India
DKK 43521
18.7%
11
Japan
DKK 43473
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 43192
19.3%
13
Singapore
DKK 42838
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 42372
20.8%
15
China
DKK 38364
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 49247
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 49220
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 48444
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 48370
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 47882
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 47615
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 46812
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 46589
12.9%
8
Brazil
DKK 46337
13.4%
9
Chile
DKK 44084
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 42746
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 34726
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 49717
7.1%
1
Morocco
DKK 44902
16.1%
2
Mozambique
DKK 42248
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 41815
21.8%
4
Cameroon
DKK 41784
21.9%
5
Kenya
DKK 41090
23.2%
6
Angola
DKK 40010
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 39759
25.7%
8
Nigeria
DKK 37261
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 36834
31.2%
10
Senegal
DKK 36622
31.6%
11
Zambia
DKK 36054
32.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 50825
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 50825
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 49220
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 49220
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 48150
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 47615
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 46465
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 41920
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 41450
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 32250
39.7%
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.