Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
54,500 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,062 kr
Communal tax
- 10,539 kr
Church tax
- 500 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,237 kr
Net pay
* 36,263 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 54,500 kr a year living in the region of Struer, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,237 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36,263 kr per year, or 3,022 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% 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 54500
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 54500
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 51138
6.2%
3
Spain
DKK 51039
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 50603
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 49491
9.2%
6
France
DKK 49213
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 48505
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 48439
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 47415
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 46337
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 44417
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 43873
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 43777
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 43121
20.9%
15
Poland
DKK 42796
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 42592
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 40250
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 37741
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 37060
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 36242
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 34295
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 31882
41.5%
23
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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.