Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,282 kr
Communal tax
- 6,931 kr
Church tax
- 289 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 12,639 kr
Net pay
* 25,861 kr
Marginal tax rate
31.6%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 38,500 kr a year living in the region of Kalundborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 12,639 kr. That means that your net pay will be 25,861 kr per year, or 2,155 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% and your marginal tax rate is 31.6%. 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 31.63 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.37 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 684 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,419 kr of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kalundborg 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.