Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,000 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,673 kr
Communal tax
- 9,741 kr
Church tax
- 369 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 16,919 kr
Net pay
* 34,081 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.2%
66.8%
Net pay
33.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
34,081 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
16,919 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,840 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 51,000 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
47.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.2% tax rate now rises to 47.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51,000 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 16,919 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34,081 kr per year, or 2,840 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 46574
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 39732
22.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 51000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 51000
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 48238
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 47955
6.0%
4
Taiwan
DKK 46486
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 45350
11.1%
6
South Korea
DKK 45033
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 45004
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 44936
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 44670
12.4%
10
India
DKK 41841
18.0%
11
Japan
DKK 41442
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 41290
19.0%
13
Singapore
DKK 40830
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 40392
20.8%
15
China
DKK 36620
28.2%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 48450
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 48450
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 46920
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 46920
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 45900
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 45390
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 44293
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 39990
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 39575
22.4%
9
Turkey
DKK 30954
39.3%
10
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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.