Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
138,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 15,405 kr
Communal tax
- 27,839 kr
Church tax
- 1,155 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 45,535 kr
Net pay
* 92,965 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 138,500 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 45,535 kr. That means that your net pay will be 92,965 kr per year, or 7,747 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 32.9% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.56 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.44 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,372 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
DKK 133661
3.5%
1
United Kingdom
DKK 130083
6.1%
2
Switzerland
DKK 127575
7.9%
3
Russia
DKK 120495
13.0%
4
France
DKK 119745
13.5%
5
Norway
DKK 118782
14.2%
6
Luxembourg
DKK 116463
15.9%
7
Austria
DKK 116427
15.9%
8
Spain
DKK 114664
17.2%
9
Hungary
DKK 112877
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
DKK 111557
19.5%
11
Ukraine
DKK 111493
19.5%
12
Italy
DKK 107309
22.5%
13
Germany
DKK 106053
23.4%
14
Greece
DKK 102472
26.0%
15
Sweden
DKK 101849
26.5%
16
Poland
DKK 97167
29.8%
17
Finland
DKK 93061
32.8%
18
Denmark
DKK 92756
33.0%
19
Portugal
DKK 92704
33.1%
20
Belgium
DKK 88922
35.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 87154
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 81022
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 118587
14.4%
1
Canada
DKK 102934
25.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 114908
17.0%
1
Mozambique
DKK 103583
25.2%
2
Angola
DKK 101972
26.4%
3
Kenya
DKK 100499
27.4%
4
Morocco
DKK 99619
28.1%
5
Ivory Coast
DKK 98747
28.7%
6
Ghana
DKK 98603
28.8%
7
Nigeria
DKK 95078
31.4%
8
Cameroon
DKK 92957
32.9%
9
Uganda
DKK 92084
33.5%
10
Senegal
DKK 90712
34.5%
11
Zambia
DKK 87223
37.0%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Lejre 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.