Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,395 kr
Communal tax
- 9,231 kr
Church tax
- 349 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,111 kr
Net pay
* 32,389 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.2%
66.8%
Net pay
33.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
32,389 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,111 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,032 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 48,500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.19 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.2% tax rate now rises to 48.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 48,500 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,111 kr. That means that your net pay will be 32,389 kr per year, or 2,699 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.69 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,385 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 48500
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 48500
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 46638
3.8%
3
Spain
DKK 45420
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 45011
7.2%
5
Austria
DKK 44569
8.1%
6
Italy
DKK 44043
9.2%
7
France
DKK 43795
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 43165
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 43138
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 42195
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 39528
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 39042
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 38958
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 38608
20.4%
15
Poland
DKK 38084
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 37903
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 35983
25.8%
18
Finland
DKK 33586
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 32980
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 32206
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 30521
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 28373
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 44324
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 37988
21.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 48500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 48500
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 45863
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 45768
5.6%
4
Taiwan
DKK 44207
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 43471
10.4%
6
South Korea
DKK 42849
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 42797
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 42733
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 42609
12.2%
10
India
DKK 40161
17.2%
11
Japan
DKK 39410
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 39388
18.8%
13
Singapore
DKK 38810
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 38412
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35154
27.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 44644
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 44620
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 43917
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 43850
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 43407
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 43165
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 42640
12.1%
7
Brazil
DKK 42602
12.2%
8
Peru
DKK 42437
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 39964
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 38751
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 31476
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 45667
5.8%
1
Morocco
DKK 41545
14.3%
2
Mozambique
DKK 38439
20.7%
3
Cameroon
DKK 38347
20.9%
4
Ivory Coast
DKK 38346
20.9%
5
Kenya
DKK 37634
22.4%
6
Angola
DKK 36348
25.1%
7
Ghana
DKK 36215
25.3%
8
Nigeria
DKK 33860
30.2%
9
Uganda
DKK 33584
30.8%
10
Senegal
DKK 33411
31.1%
11
Zambia
DKK 33229
31.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 46075
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 46075
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 44620
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 44620
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 43650
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 43165
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 42122
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 38052
21.5%
8
Lebanon
DKK 37700
22.3%
9
Turkey
DKK 29574
39.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Odder 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.