Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,492 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,726 kr
Communal tax
- 8,323 kr
Church tax
- 313 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 14,498 kr
Net pay
* 27,994 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
34.1%
65.9%
Net pay
34.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 42,492 kr a year living in the region of Kerteminde -, Denmark, you will be taxed 14,498 kr. That means that your net pay will be 27,994 kr per year, or 2,333 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.1% and your marginal tax rate is 33.2%. 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 33.15 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.85 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 669 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,343 kr of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 38813
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 33816
20.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 42492
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 42492
0.0%
2
Pakistan
DKK 40511
4.7%
3
Thailand
DKK 40156
5.5%
4
Philippines
DKK 38731
8.9%
5
Taiwan
DKK 38731
8.9%
6
Indonesia
DKK 37655
11.4%
7
South Korea
DKK 37602
11.5%
8
Malaysia
DKK 37492
11.8%
9
New Zealand
DKK 37440
11.9%
10
India
DKK 36520
14.1%
11
Singapore
DKK 35878
15.6%
12
Vietnam
DKK 34818
18.1%
13
Japan
DKK 34528
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 33654
20.8%
15
China
DKK 31943
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 39114
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 39093
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 38477
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 38418
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 38030
10.5%
5
Brazil
DKK 37910
10.8%
6
Panama
DKK 37818
11.0%
7
Mexico
DKK 37814
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 37181
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 35013
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 33951
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 27571
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 40801
4.0%
1
Morocco
DKK 37354
12.1%
2
Cameroon
DKK 34218
19.5%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 34066
19.8%
4
Mozambique
DKK 33813
20.4%
5
Kenya
DKK 33485
21.2%
6
Ghana
DKK 31957
24.8%
7
Angola
DKK 31948
24.8%
8
Zambia
DKK 29835
29.8%
9
Nigeria
DKK 29773
29.9%
10
Senegal
DKK 29689
30.1%
11
Uganda
DKK 29679
30.2%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kerteminde - 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.