Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,673 kr
Communal tax
- 9,198 kr
Church tax
- 291 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,298 kr
Net pay
* 34,702 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
32.0%
68.0%
Net pay
32.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
34,702 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,298 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,219 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 51,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.93 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32% tax rate now rises to 46.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51,000 kr a year living in the region of Herlev, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,298 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34,702 kr per year, or 2,892 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 31.01 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.99 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 3,450 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Frederiksberg
DKK 35149
31.1%
1
Rudersdal
DKK 35009
31.4%
2
Tårnby
DKK 34990
31.4%
3
Vejle
DKK 34765
31.8%
4
Gentofte
DKK 34722
31.9%
5
Gladsaxe
DKK 34741
31.9%
6
Glostrup
DKK 34722
31.9%
7
Hørsholm
DKK 34753
31.9%
8
Herlev
DKK 34702
32.0%
9
Københavns
DKK 34644
32.1%
10
Allerød
DKK 34536
32.3%
11
Billund
DKK 34532
32.3%
12
Greve
DKK 34470
32.4%
13
Lyngby-Taarbæk
DKK 34493
32.4%
14
Brøndby
DKK 34450
32.5%
15
Kalundborg
DKK 34407
32.5%
16
Aarhus
DKK 34388
32.6%
17
Dragør
DKK 34330
32.7%
18
Furesø
DKK 34314
32.7%
19
Høje-Taastrup
DKK 34334
32.7%
20
Solrød
DKK 34217
32.9%
21
Køge
DKK 34190
33.0%
22
Fredensborg
DKK 34140
33.1%
23
Herning
DKK 34144
33.1%
24
Ishøj
DKK 34140
33.1%
25
Næstved
DKK 34109
33.1%
26
Helsingør
DKK 34043
33.2%
27
Ikast-Brande
DKK 34074
33.2%
28
Odder
DKK 34081
33.2%
29
Ringkøbing-Skjern
DKK 34081
33.2%
30
Roskilde
DKK 34085
33.2%
31
Slagelse
DKK 34078
33.2%
32
Varde
DKK 34081
33.2%
33
Ballerup
DKK 34015
33.3%
34
Gribskov
DKK 34004
33.3%
35
Holbæk
DKK 34000
33.3%
36
Horsens
DKK 34023
33.3%
37
Hvidovre
DKK 34015
33.3%
38
Odense
DKK 34035
33.3%
39
Vejen
DKK 34000
33.3%
40
Vordingborg
DKK 34015
33.3%
41
Aalborg
DKK 33953
33.4%
42
Albertslund
DKK 33946
33.4%
43
Fredericia
DKK 33953
33.4%
44
Hedensted
DKK 33953
33.4%
45
Lejre
DKK 33961
33.4%
46
Vallensbæk
DKK 33946
33.4%
47
Egedal
DKK 33922
33.5%
48
Hillerød
DKK 33891
33.5%
49
Kolding
DKK 33938
33.5%
50
Rebild
DKK 33895
33.5%
51
Rødovre
DKK 33938
33.5%
52
Silkeborg
DKK 33926
33.5%
53
Struer
DKK 33907
33.5%
54
Tønder
DKK 33922
33.5%
55
Viborg
DKK 33934
33.5%
56
Aabenraa
DKK 33887
33.6%
57
Esbjerg
DKK 33864
33.6%
58
Fanø
DKK 33880
33.6%
59
Favrskov
DKK 33845
33.6%
60
Halsnæs
DKK 33887
33.6%
61
Holstebro
DKK 33876
33.6%
62
Lemvig
DKK 33860
33.6%
63
Skive
DKK 33872
33.6%
64
Sønderborg
DKK 33864
33.6%
65
Frederikssund
DKK 33806
33.7%
66
Middelfart
DKK 33829
33.7%
67
Randers
DKK 33833
33.7%
68
Skanderborg
DKK 33790
33.7%
69
Thisted
DKK 33802
33.7%
70
Faxe
DKK 33759
33.8%
71
Jammerbugt
DKK 33752
33.8%
72
Syddjurs
DKK 33752
33.8%
73
Guldborgsund
DKK 33728
33.9%
74
Mariagerfjord
DKK 33693
33.9%
75
Morsø
DKK 33713
33.9%
76
Nordfyns
DKK 33697
33.9%
77
Ringsted
DKK 33693
33.9%
78
Assens
DKK 33682
34.0%
79
Bornholms Regionskommune
DKK 33662
34.0%
80
Faaborg-Midtfyn
DKK 33655
34.0%
81
Kerteminde -
DKK 33682
34.0%
82
Norddjurs
DKK 33674
34.0%
83
Samsø
DKK 33666
34.0%
84
Stevns
DKK 33674
34.0%
85
Ærø
DKK 33647
34.0%
86
Frederikshavn
DKK 33623
34.1%
87
Haderslev
DKK 33616
34.1%
88
Hjørring
DKK 33600
34.1%
89
Nyborg
DKK 33596
34.1%
90
ODSHERRED
DKK 33604
34.1%
91
Sorø
DKK 33616
34.1%
92
Svendborg
DKK 33589
34.1%
93
Brønderslev
DKK 33565
34.2%
94
Langeland
DKK 33542
34.2%
95
Lolland
DKK 33507
34.3%
96
Vesthimmerlands
DKK 33526
34.3%
97
Læsø
DKK 33480
34.4%
98
Christiansø
DKK 47945
6.0%
99
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 51000
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 51000
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 48513
4.9%
3
Spain
DKK 47762
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 47341
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 46313
9.2%
6
France
DKK 46053
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 45390
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 45359
11.1%
9
Austria
DKK 44448
12.9%
10
Russia
DKK 44370
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 41565
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 41055
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 40966
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 40490
20.6%
15
Poland
DKK 40047
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 39857
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 37761
26.0%
18
Finland
DKK 35317
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 34680
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 33887
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 32094
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 29835
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 46574
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 39732
22.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 51000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 51000
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 48238
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47955
6.0%
4
Taiwan
DKK 46486
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 45350
11.1%
6
South Korea
DKK 45033
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 45004
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44936
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 44670
12.4%
10
India
DKK 41841
18.0%
11
Japan
DKK 41442
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 41290
19.0%
13
Singapore
DKK 40830
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 40392
20.8%
15
China
DKK 36620
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 46946
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 46920
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 46181
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 46110
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 45645
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 45390
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 44629
12.5%
7
Peru
DKK 44625
12.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 44469
12.8%
9
Chile
DKK 42024
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 40749
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 33101
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 47692
6.5%
1
Morocco
DKK 43225
15.2%
2
Mozambique
DKK 40364
20.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 40092
21.4%
4
Cameroon
DKK 40066
21.4%
5
Kenya
DKK 39361
22.8%
6
Angola
DKK 38179
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 37987
25.5%
8
Nigeria
DKK 35561
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 35209
31.0%
10
Senegal
DKK 35015
31.3%
11
Zambia
DKK 34642
32.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 48450
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 48450
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 46920
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 46920
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 45900
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 45390
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 44293
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39990
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 39575
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30954
39.3%
10
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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.