Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,118 kr
Communal tax
- 10,558 kr
Church tax
- 400 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,211 kr
Net pay
* 36,789 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 55,000 kr a year living in the region of Odder, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,211 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,789 kr per year, or 3,066 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.1% 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 55000
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 55000
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 51513
6.3%
3
Spain
DKK 51508
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 51069
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 49945
9.2%
6
France
DKK 49665
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 48950
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 48877
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 47850
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 46763
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 44825
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 44275
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 44179
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 43496
20.9%
15
Poland
DKK 43188
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 42983
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 40605
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 38087
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 37400
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 36579
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 34610
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 32175
41.5%
23
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 50627
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 50600
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 49803
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 49726
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 49225
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 48950
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 48125
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 47765
13.2%
8
Brazil
DKK 47436
13.8%
9
Chile
DKK 45320
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 43945
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 35701
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 50932
7.4%
1
Morocco
DKK 45926
16.5%
2
Mozambique
DKK 43378
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 42848
22.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 42815
22.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 42140
23.4%
6
Angola
DKK 41108
25.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 40822
25.8%
8
Nigeria
DKK 38281
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 37809
31.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 37597
31.6%
11
Zambia
DKK 36902
32.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 52250
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 52250
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 50600
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 50600
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 49500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 48950
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 47768
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 43076
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 42575
22.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 33027
40.0%
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.