Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
50,328 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,598 kr
Communal tax
- 10,063 kr
Church tax
- 471 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,268 kr
Net pay
* 33,060 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
33,060 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,268 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,189 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 50,328 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.20 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 48.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 50,328 kr a year living in the region of Lolland, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,268 kr. That means that your net pay will be 33,060 kr per year, or 2,755 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 33.52 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.48 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 50328
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 50328
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 48009
4.6%
3
Spain
DKK 47132
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 46715
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 45703
9.2%
6
France
DKK 45446
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 44792
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 44762
11.1%
9
Austria
DKK 44481
11.6%
10
Russia
DKK 43785
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 41017
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 40514
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 40426
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 39984
20.6%
15
Poland
DKK 39520
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 39332
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 37283
25.9%
18
Finland
DKK 34852
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 34223
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 33435
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 31671
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 29442
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 45973
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 39258
22.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 50328
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 50328
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 47600
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47367
5.9%
4
Taiwan
DKK 45873
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 44845
10.9%
6
South Korea
DKK 44446
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 44410
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44344
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 44116
12.3%
10
India
DKK 41389
17.8%
11
Japan
DKK 40896
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 40779
19.0%
13
Singapore
DKK 40287
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 39860
20.8%
15
China
DKK 36152
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 46327
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 46302
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 45572
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 45502
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 45044
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 44792
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 44094
12.4%
7
Peru
DKK 44037
12.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 43967
12.6%
9
Chile
DKK 41470
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 40212
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 32664
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 47148
6.3%
1
Morocco
DKK 42774
15.0%
2
Mozambique
DKK 39847
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 39629
21.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 39604
21.3%
5
Kenya
DKK 38897
22.7%
6
Angola
DKK 37687
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 37511
25.5%
8
Nigeria
DKK 35104
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 34772
30.9%
10
Senegal
DKK 34584
31.3%
11
Zambia
DKK 34262
31.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 47812
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 47812
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 46302
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 46302
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 45295
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 44792
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 43710
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39469
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 39071
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30605
39.2%
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.