Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,060 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,124 kr
Communal tax
- 10,570 kr
Church tax
- 404 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,235 kr
Net pay
* 36,825 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
36,825 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
18,235 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,156 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 55,060 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.84 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.1% tax rate now rises to 46.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55,060 kr a year living in the region of Slagelse, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,235 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,825 kr per year, or 3,069 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 32.32 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.68 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 3,384 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 55060
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 55060
0.0%
2
Spain
DKK 51564
6.4%
3
Norway
DKK 51558
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 51125
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 50000
9.2%
6
France
DKK 49719
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 49003
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 48930
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 47902
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 46814
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 44874
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 44323
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 44227
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 43541
20.9%
15
Poland
DKK 43235
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 43030
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 40648
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 38129
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 37441
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 36619
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 34648
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 32210
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 50205
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 42597
22.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 55060
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 55060
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 52095
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 51508
6.5%
4
Taiwan
DKK 50187
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 48591
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 48578
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 48513
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 48376
12.1%
9
Indonesia
DKK 48017
12.8%
10
Japan
DKK 44741
18.7%
11
India
DKK 44569
19.1%
12
Vietnam
DKK 44379
19.4%
13
Singapore
DKK 44080
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 43608
20.8%
15
China
DKK 39452
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 50683
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 50655
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 49857
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 49781
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 49279
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 49003
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 48178
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 47812
13.2%
8
Brazil
DKK 47480
13.8%
9
Chile
DKK 45369
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 43993
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 35740
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 50981
7.4%
1
Morocco
DKK 45967
16.5%
2
Mozambique
DKK 43423
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 42889
22.1%
4
Cameroon
DKK 42856
22.2%
5
Kenya
DKK 42182
23.4%
6
Angola
DKK 41152
25.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 40864
25.8%
8
Nigeria
DKK 38322
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 37848
31.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 37636
31.7%
11
Zambia
DKK 36936
32.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 52307
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 52307
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 50655
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 50655
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 49554
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 49003
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 47820
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 43123
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 42620
22.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 33058
40.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Slagelse 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.