Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
49,972 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,558 kr
Communal tax
- 9,531 kr
Church tax
- 361 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,586 kr
Net pay
* 33,386 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
33,386 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,586 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,508 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 49,972 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.11 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.2% tax rate now rises to 47.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 49,972 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,586 kr. That means that your net pay will be 33,386 kr per year, or 2,782 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 32.32 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.68 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 3,384 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 45655
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 39010
21.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 49972
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 49972
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 47262
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47056
5.8%
4
Taiwan
DKK 45549
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 44577
10.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 44135
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 44096
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44030
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 43822
12.3%
10
India
DKK 41150
17.7%
11
Japan
DKK 40607
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 40508
18.9%
13
Singapore
DKK 40000
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 39578
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35903
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 45999
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 45974
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 45250
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 45180
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 44725
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 44475
11.0%
6
Mexico
DKK 43811
12.3%
7
Peru
DKK 43726
12.5%
8
Brazil
DKK 43701
12.6%
9
Chile
DKK 41177
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 39928
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 32433
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 47473
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 47473
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 45974
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 45974
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 44975
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 44475
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 43401
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39193
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 38804
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30421
39.1%
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.