Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,000,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 4,671,576 kr
Communal tax
- 9,841,555 kr
Church tax
- 490,148 kr
Top bracket tax
- 5,515,070 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 20,519,485 kr
Net pay
* 21,480,515 kr
Marginal tax rate
49.1%
Average tax rate
48.9%
51.1%
Net pay
48.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21,480,515 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
20,519,485 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
20,533,407 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 42,000,000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.89 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 48.9% tax rate now rises to 48.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 42,000,000 kr a year living in the region of Thisted, Denmark, you will be taxed 20,519,485 kr. That means that your net pay will be 21,480,515 kr per year, or 1,790,043 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 48.9% and your marginal tax rate is 49.1%. 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 49.08 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 50.92 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 509 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2,546 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
DKK 36540000
13.0%
1
Hungary
DKK 34230000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
DKK 33810000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
DKK 32332594
23.0%
4
Romania
DKK 24570000
41.5%
5
Poland
DKK 24192226
42.4%
6
Greece
DKK 23534413
44.0%
7
Switzerland
DKK 22414256
46.6%
8
Italy
DKK 22201709
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 22199067
47.2%
10
Norway
DKK 22191056
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
DKK 21891060
47.9%
12
Spain
DKK 21879793
47.9%
13
Denmark
DKK 21603509
48.6%
14
Netherlands
DKK 21274337
49.4%
15
Sweden
DKK 21070886
49.8%
16
Austria
DKK 20819585
50.4%
17
Germany
DKK 20454817
51.3%
18
Ireland
DKK 20263852
51.8%
19
France
DKK 17640438
58.0%
20
Belgium
DKK 15737660
62.5%
21
Finland
DKK 15571740
62.9%
22
Portugal
DKK 15182660
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 22631908
46.1%
1
Canada
DKK 19681490
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
DKK 37752326
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 34883008
17.0%
2
Singapore
DKK 32820053
21.9%
3
Indonesia
DKK 28418051
32.3%
4
Thailand
DKK 27396651
34.8%
5
Pakistan
DKK 27331334
34.9%
6
Vietnam
DKK 27311503
35.0%
7
Philippines
DKK 26124325
37.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 25694657
38.8%
9
Taiwan
DKK 25376669
39.6%
10
Malaysia
DKK 24915855
40.7%
11
China
DKK 23299149
44.5%
12
Japan
DKK 22820250
45.7%
13
Australia
DKK 22394719
46.7%
14
South Korea
DKK 22109989
47.4%
15
India
DKK 6362572
84.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
DKK 37178843
11.5%
1
Brazil
DKK 30453934
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
DKK 28271916
32.7%
3
Panama
DKK 28081614
33.1%
4
Mexico
DKK 27333801
34.9%
5
Argentina
DKK 27299951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
DKK 27192862
35.3%
7
Colombia
DKK 25784259
38.6%
8
Peru
DKK 25780234
38.6%
9
Uruguay
DKK 25700402
38.8%
10
Chile
DKK 25370971
39.6%
11
Ecuador
DKK 24055139
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
DKK 30556213
27.3%
1
Kenya
DKK 29403549
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
DKK 28649303
31.8%
3
Nigeria
DKK 28569270
32.0%
4
Ghana
DKK 27789986
33.8%
5
Mozambique
DKK 27315488
35.0%
6
Zambia
DKK 25832045
38.5%
7
Cameroon
DKK 25580331
39.1%
8
Morocco
DKK 25467322
39.4%
9
Senegal
DKK 25208011
40.0%
10
South Africa
DKK 23169683
44.8%
11
Uganda
DKK 23125022
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
DKK 41925664
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
DKK 41899102
0.2%
2
Bahrain
DKK 41517431
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
DKK 39900000
5.0%
4
Qatar
DKK 39900000
5.0%
5
Oman
DKK 38640000
8.0%
6
Egypt
DKK 31501935
25.0%
7
Lebanon
DKK 31501325
25.0%
8
Turkey
DKK 24462562
41.8%
9
Israel
DKK 21171592
49.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Thisted 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.