Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
57,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,340 kr
Communal tax
- 10,626 kr
Church tax
- 319 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,420 kr
Net pay
* 38,580 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.5%
Average tax rate
32.3%
67.7%
Net pay
32.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
38,580 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
18,420 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,342 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 57,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.67 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.3% tax rate now rises to 45.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 57,000 kr a year living in the region of Greve, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,420 kr. That means that your net pay will be 38,580 kr per year, or 3,215 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.3% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 57000
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 57000
0.0%
2
Spain
DKK 53380
6.4%
3
Norway
DKK 53022
7.0%
4
Switzerland
DKK 52933
7.1%
5
Italy
DKK 51762
9.2%
6
France
DKK 51471
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 50730
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 50628
11.2%
9
Russia
DKK 49590
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 48463
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 46455
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 45885
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 45785
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 44996
21.1%
15
Poland
DKK 44727
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 44546
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 42028
26.3%
18
Finland
DKK 39473
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 38760
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 37924
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 35868
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 33345
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 51927
8.9%
1
Canada
DKK 44026
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 57000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 57000
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 53938
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 53205
6.7%
4
Taiwan
DKK 51955
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 50303
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 50273
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 50223
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 49811
12.6%
9
Indonesia
DKK 49617
13.0%
10
Japan
DKK 46317
18.7%
11
India
DKK 45873
19.5%
12
Vietnam
DKK 45855
19.6%
13
Singapore
DKK 45624
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 45144
20.8%
15
China
DKK 40805
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 52468
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 52440
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 51613
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 51535
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 51015
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 50730
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 49875
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 49322
13.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 48898
14.2%
9
Chile
DKK 46968
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 45543
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 37001
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 54150
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 54150
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 52440
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 52440
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 51300
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 50730
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 49505
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 44618
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 44075
22.7%
9
Turkey
DKK 34047
40.3%
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.