Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
50,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,561 kr
Communal tax
- 9,005 kr
Church tax
- 285 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 15,987 kr
Net pay
* 34,013 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
32.0%
68.0%
Net pay
32.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 50,000 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 15,987 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34,013 kr per year, or 2,834 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.0% 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 31.02 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.98 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 3,449 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 50000
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 50000
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 47763
4.5%
3
Spain
DKK 46825
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 46409
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 45405
9.2%
6
France
DKK 45150
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 44500
11.0%
8
Austria
DKK 44497
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 44471
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 43500
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 40750
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 40250
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 40163
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 39737
20.5%
15
Poland
DKK 39262
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 39075
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 37050
25.9%
18
Finland
DKK 34625
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 34000
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 33215
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 31465
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 29250
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 50000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 50000
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 47288
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47080
5.8%
4
Taiwan
DKK 45574
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 44598
10.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 44159
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 44121
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44055
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 43845
12.3%
10
India
DKK 41169
17.7%
11
Japan
DKK 40629
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 40530
18.9%
13
Singapore
DKK 40022
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 39600
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35923
28.2%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Herlev 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.