Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,118 kr
Communal tax
- 10,726 kr
Church tax
- 400 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,379 kr
Net pay
* 36,621 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 55,000 kr a year living in the region of Silkeborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,379 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,621 kr per year, or 3,052 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.4% and your marginal tax rate is 32.6%. 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 32.64 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.36 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 674 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,368 kr of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Silkeborg 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.