Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
56,160 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,247 kr
Communal tax
- 11,311 kr
Church tax
- 439 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 19,132 kr
Net pay
* 37,028 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
37,028 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
19,132 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
33,054 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 56,160 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.89 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.1% tax rate now rises to 47.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 56,160 kr a year living in the region of Svendborg, Denmark, you will be taxed 19,132 kr. That means that your net pay will be 37,028 kr per year, or 3,086 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 56160
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 56160
0.0%
2
Spain
DKK 52594
6.4%
3
Norway
DKK 52383
6.7%
4
Switzerland
DKK 52150
7.1%
5
Italy
DKK 50999
9.2%
6
France
DKK 50712
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 49982
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 49893
11.2%
9
Russia
DKK 48859
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 47749
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 45770
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 45209
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 45111
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 44366
21.0%
15
Poland
DKK 44099
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 43890
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 41430
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 38891
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 38189
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 37359
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 35340
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 32854
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 51189
8.9%
1
Canada
DKK 43404
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 56160
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 56160
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 53140
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 52470
6.6%
4
Taiwan
DKK 51189
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 49562
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 49539
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 49483
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 49189
12.4%
9
Indonesia
DKK 48924
12.9%
10
Japan
DKK 45635
18.7%
11
India
DKK 45308
19.3%
12
Vietnam
DKK 45216
19.5%
13
Singapore
DKK 44955
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 44479
20.8%
15
China
DKK 40219
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 51695
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 51667
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 50853
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 50775
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 50263
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 49982
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 49140
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 48673
13.3%
8
Brazil
DKK 48284
14.0%
9
Chile
DKK 46276
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 44872
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 36455
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 51872
7.6%
1
Morocco
DKK 46719
16.8%
2
Mozambique
DKK 44252
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 43647
22.3%
4
Cameroon
DKK 43612
22.3%
5
Kenya
DKK 42952
23.5%
6
Angola
DKK 41958
25.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 41644
25.9%
8
Nigeria
DKK 39070
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 38563
31.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 38351
31.7%
11
Zambia
DKK 37557
33.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 53352
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 53352
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 51667
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 51667
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 50544
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 49982
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 48775
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 43971
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 43445
22.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 33625
40.1%
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.