Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,919 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,552 kr
Communal tax
- 9,976 kr
Church tax
- 467 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,131 kr
Net pay
* 32,788 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
32,788 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,131 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,052 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 49,919 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.22 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 48.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 49,919 kr a year living in the region of Lolland, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,131 kr. That means that your net pay will be 32,788 kr per year, or 2,732 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.3% and your marginal tax rate is 33.5%. 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 33.53 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.47 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 665 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,324 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 49919
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 49919
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 47702
4.4%
3
Spain
DKK 46749
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 46334
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 45331
9.2%
6
France
DKK 45077
9.7%
7
Austria
DKK 44501
10.9%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 44428
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 44399
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 43430
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 40684
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 40185
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 40097
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 39676
20.5%
15
Poland
DKK 39198
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 39012
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 36992
25.9%
18
Finland
DKK 34569
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 33945
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 33160
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 31414
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 29203
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 45607
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 38974
21.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 49919
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 49919
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 47211
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47009
5.8%
4
Taiwan
DKK 45501
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 44537
10.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 44089
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 44049
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 43984
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 43779
12.3%
10
India
DKK 41115
17.6%
11
Japan
DKK 40563
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 40468
18.9%
13
Singapore
DKK 39957
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 39536
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35866
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 45950
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 45925
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 45202
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 45133
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 44678
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 44428
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 43769
12.3%
7
Peru
DKK 43679
12.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 43662
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 41133
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 39885
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 32399
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 46817
6.2%
1
Morocco
DKK 42500
14.9%
2
Mozambique
DKK 39532
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 39343
21.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 39323
21.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 38614
22.7%
6
Angola
DKK 37387
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 37221
25.4%
8
Nigeria
DKK 34825
30.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 34506
30.9%
10
Senegal
DKK 34321
31.3%
11
Zambia
DKK 34031
31.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 47423
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 47423
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 45925
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 45926
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 44927
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 44428
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 43355
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39152
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 38764
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30393
39.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Lolland 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.