Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
50,028 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,565 kr
Communal tax
- 9,623 kr
Church tax
- 399 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,722 kr
Net pay
* 33,306 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
33,306 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,722 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,644 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 50,028 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.13 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.4% tax rate now rises to 47.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 50,028 kr a year living in the region of Lejre, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,722 kr. That means that your net pay will be 33,306 kr per year, or 2,775 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.4% 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
United Kingdom
DKK 50028
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 50028
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 47784
4.5%
3
Spain
DKK 46851
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 46435
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 45430
9.2%
6
France
DKK 45175
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 44525
11.0%
8
Austria
DKK 44495
11.1%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 44495
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 43524
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 40773
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 40273
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 40185
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 39758
20.5%
15
Poland
DKK 39284
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 39097
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 37070
25.9%
18
Finland
DKK 34644
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 34019
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 33233
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 31482
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 29266
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 45705
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 39049
22.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 50028
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 50028
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 47315
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47105
5.8%
4
Taiwan
DKK 45600
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 44619
10.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 44184
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 44145
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44080
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 43868
12.3%
10
India
DKK 41188
17.7%
11
Japan
DKK 40652
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 40551
18.9%
13
Singapore
DKK 40045
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 39622
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35942
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 46051
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 46026
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 45300
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 45231
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 44775
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 44525
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 43856
12.3%
7
Peru
DKK 43775
12.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 43743
12.6%
9
Chile
DKK 41223
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 39972
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 32469
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 46905
6.2%
1
Morocco
DKK 42573
14.9%
2
Mozambique
DKK 39616
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 39419
21.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 39398
21.3%
5
Kenya
DKK 38690
22.7%
6
Angola
DKK 37467
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 37298
25.5%
8
Nigeria
DKK 34899
30.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 34577
30.9%
10
Senegal
DKK 34391
31.3%
11
Zambia
DKK 34093
31.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 47527
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 47527
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 46026
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 46026
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 45025
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 44525
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 43449
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39236
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 38846
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30450
39.1%
10
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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.