Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
52,788 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,872 kr
Communal tax
- 10,590 kr
Church tax
- 411 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,008 kr
Net pay
* 34,780 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.4%
Average tax rate
34.1%
65.9%
Net pay
34.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
34,780 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
18,008 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,929 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 52,788 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.05 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.1% tax rate now rises to 47.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 52,788 kr a year living in the region of Svendborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,008 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34,780 kr per year, or 2,898 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.1% and your marginal tax rate is 33.4%. 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 33.35 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.65 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 667 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,333 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 52788
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 52788
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 49854
5.6%
3
Spain
DKK 49436
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 49008
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 47937
9.2%
6
France
DKK 47668
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 46981
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 46941
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 45926
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 44882
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 43022
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 42494
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 42402
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 41837
20.8%
15
Poland
DKK 41451
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 41254
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 39032
26.1%
18
Finland
DKK 36556
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 35896
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 35090
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 33219
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 30881
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 48173
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 40994
22.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 52788
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 52788
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 49937
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 49520
6.2%
4
Taiwan
DKK 48116
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 46693
11.6%
6
South Korea
DKK 46594
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 46584
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 46511
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 46144
12.6%
10
India
DKK 43042
18.5%
11
Japan
DKK 42895
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 42651
19.2%
13
Singapore
DKK 42271
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 41808
20.8%
15
China
DKK 37867
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 48591
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 48565
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 47800
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 47726
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 47245
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 46981
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 46189
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 46031
12.8%
8
Brazil
DKK 45805
13.2%
9
Chile
DKK 43497
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 42178
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 34263
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 49141
6.9%
1
Morocco
DKK 44424
15.8%
2
Mozambique
DKK 41712
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 41324
21.7%
4
Cameroon
DKK 41295
21.8%
5
Kenya
DKK 40596
23.1%
6
Angola
DKK 39488
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 39254
25.6%
8
Nigeria
DKK 36777
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 36371
31.1%
10
Senegal
DKK 36164
31.5%
11
Zambia
DKK 35652
32.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 50149
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 50149
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 48565
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 48565
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 47509
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 46981
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 45846
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 41371
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 40916
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 31881
39.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Svendborg 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.