Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
54,964 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,114 kr
Communal tax
- 10,719 kr
Church tax
- 458 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,427 kr
Net pay
* 36,538 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
36,538 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
18,427 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,348 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 54,964 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.89 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.5% tax rate now rises to 47.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 54,964 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,427 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,538 kr per year, or 3,045 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% 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 54964
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 54964
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 51486
6.3%
3
Spain
DKK 51474
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 51036
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 49913
9.2%
6
France
DKK 49632
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 48918
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 48846
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 47819
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 46732
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 44796
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 44246
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 44150
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 43469
20.9%
15
Poland
DKK 43160
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 42955
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 40580
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 38063
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 37376
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 36554
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 34587
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 32154
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 50119
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 42529
22.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 54964
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 54964
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 52004
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 51424
6.4%
4
Taiwan
DKK 50099
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 48506
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 48494
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 48429
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 48305
12.1%
9
Indonesia
DKK 47938
12.8%
10
Japan
DKK 44663
18.7%
11
India
DKK 44505
19.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 44306
19.4%
13
Singapore
DKK 44003
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 43531
20.8%
15
China
DKK 39385
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 50594
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 50567
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 49770
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 49694
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 49193
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 48918
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 48094
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 47736
13.2%
8
Brazil
DKK 47409
13.7%
9
Chile
DKK 45290
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 43916
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 35678
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 50903
7.4%
1
Morocco
DKK 45901
16.5%
2
Mozambique
DKK 43351
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 42823
22.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 42790
22.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 42115
23.4%
6
Angola
DKK 41082
25.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 40796
25.8%
8
Nigeria
DKK 38257
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 37786
31.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 37573
31.6%
11
Zambia
DKK 36882
32.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 52216
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 52216
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 50567
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 50567
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 49468
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 48918
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 47736
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 43049
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 42548
22.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 33009
39.9%
10
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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.