Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,889 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,438 kr
Communal tax
- 9,459 kr
Church tax
- 404 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,437 kr
Net pay
* 32,452 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
33.6%
66.4%
Net pay
33.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
32,452 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,437 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,358 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 48,889 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.21 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.6% tax rate now rises to 48.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 48,889 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,437 kr. That means that your net pay will be 32,452 kr per year, or 2,704 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.6% and your marginal tax rate is 32.8%. 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 32.75 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.25 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 673 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,363 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 48889
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 48889
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 46930
4.0%
3
Spain
DKK 45785
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 45374
7.2%
5
Austria
DKK 44551
8.9%
6
Italy
DKK 44396
9.2%
7
France
DKK 44147
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 43511
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 43483
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 42533
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 39845
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 39356
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 39270
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 38901
20.4%
15
Poland
DKK 38390
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 38207
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 36260
25.8%
18
Finland
DKK 33856
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 33244
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 32467
33.6%
21
Netherlands
DKK 30766
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 28600
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 44680
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 38258
21.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 48889
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 48889
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 46233
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 46108
5.7%
4
Taiwan
DKK 44562
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 43763
10.5%
6
South Korea
DKK 43189
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 43140
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 43076
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 42929
12.2%
10
India
DKK 40422
17.3%
11
Japan
DKK 39727
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 39684
18.8%
13
Singapore
DKK 39125
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 38720
20.8%
15
China
DKK 35315
27.8%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Skive 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.