Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
45,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,005 kr
Communal tax
- 8,516 kr
Church tax
- 322 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 14,980 kr
Net pay
* 30,020 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.3%
66.7%
Net pay
33.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 45,000 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 14,980 kr. That means that your net pay will be 30,020 kr per year, or 2,502 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.3%. 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 32.32 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.68 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 677 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,384 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 45000
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 45000
0.0%
2
Austria
DKK 44739
0.6%
3
Norway
DKK 44013
2.2%
4
Spain
DKK 42143
6.4%
5
Switzerland
DKK 41749
7.2%
6
Italy
DKK 40865
9.2%
7
France
DKK 40635
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
DKK 40050
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
DKK 40027
11.1%
10
Russia
DKK 39150
13.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 36675
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 36225
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 36146
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 35976
20.1%
15
Poland
DKK 35336
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 35168
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 33494
25.6%
18
Finland
DKK 31163
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 30600
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 29851
33.7%
21
Netherlands
DKK 28320
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 26325
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 41114
8.6%
1
Canada
DKK 35557
21.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 45000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 45000
0.0%
2
Pakistan
DKK 42705
5.1%
3
Thailand
DKK 42538
5.5%
4
Taiwan
DKK 41017
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 40709
9.5%
6
South Korea
DKK 39793
11.6%
7
Indonesia
DKK 39723
11.7%
8
Malaysia
DKK 39707
11.8%
9
New Zealand
DKK 39649
11.9%
10
India
DKK 37809
16.0%
11
Singapore
DKK 36881
18.0%
12
Vietnam
DKK 36726
18.4%
13
Japan
DKK 36566
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 35640
20.8%
15
China
DKK 33703
25.1%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Varde 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.