Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,227 kr
Communal tax
- 7,143 kr
Church tax
- 339 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 12,845 kr
Net pay
* 25,155 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 38,000 kr a year living in the region of Struer, Denmark, you will be taxed 12,845 kr. That means that your net pay will be 25,155 kr per year, or 2,096 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 32.68 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.32 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 3,366 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 38000
0.0%
1
Austria
DKK 38000
0.0%
2
Ireland
DKK 38000
0.0%
3
Norway
DKK 38000
0.0%
4
Germany
DKK 37165
2.2%
5
Spain
DKK 35587
6.4%
6
Switzerland
DKK 35225
7.3%
7
Italy
DKK 34508
9.2%
8
France
DKK 34314
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
DKK 33820
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
DKK 33801
11.1%
11
Russia
DKK 33060
13.0%
12
Hungary
DKK 30970
18.5%
13
Sweden
DKK 30711
19.2%
14
Ukraine
DKK 30590
19.5%
15
Poland
DKK 29839
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 29697
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 28291
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 26315
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 25840
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 25141
33.8%
21
Netherlands
DKK 23910
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 22230
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 34709
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 30696
19.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
DKK 36292
7.7%
1
Puerto Rico
DKK 34979
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 34409
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 34356
9.6%
4
Brazil
DKK 34254
9.9%
5
Mexico
DKK 34079
10.3%
6
Costa Rica
DKK 34010
10.5%
7
Panama
DKK 33820
11.0%
8
Peru
DKK 33250
12.5%
9
Chile
DKK 31312
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 30362
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 24651
35.1%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Struer 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.