Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,173 kr
Communal tax
- 10,830 kr
Church tax
- 463 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,602 kr
Net pay
* 36,898 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.8%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 55,500 kr a year living in the region of Skive, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,602 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,898 kr per year, or 3,075 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 32.76 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.24 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 672 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,362 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 55500
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 55500
0.0%
2
Spain
DKK 51976
6.4%
3
Norway
DKK 51888
6.5%
4
Switzerland
DKK 51535
7.1%
5
Italy
DKK 50399
9.2%
6
France
DKK 50116
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 49395
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 49315
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 48285
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 47188
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 45233
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 44678
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 44580
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 43871
21.0%
15
Poland
DKK 43581
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 43374
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 40961
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 38434
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 37740
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 36915
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 34924
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 32468
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 50599
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 42915
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 55500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 55500
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 52513
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 51893
6.5%
4
Taiwan
DKK 50588
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 48980
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 48963
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 48901
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 48701
12.3%
9
Indonesia
DKK 48380
12.8%
10
Japan
DKK 45099
18.7%
11
India
DKK 44865
19.2%
12
Vietnam
DKK 44714
19.4%
13
Singapore
DKK 44430
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 43956
20.8%
15
China
DKK 39759
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 51088
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 51060
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 50255
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 50178
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 49673
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 49395
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 48563
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 48156
13.2%
8
Brazil
DKK 47801
13.9%
9
Chile
DKK 45732
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 44345
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 36026
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 51337
7.5%
1
Morocco
DKK 46268
16.6%
2
Mozambique
DKK 43754
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 43193
22.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 43159
22.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 42490
23.4%
6
Angola
DKK 41474
25.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 41176
25.8%
8
Nigeria
DKK 38622
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 38134
31.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 37922
31.7%
11
Zambia
DKK 37184
33.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 52725
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 52725
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 51060
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 51060
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 49950
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 49395
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 48202
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 43462
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 42950
22.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 33287
40.0%
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.