Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,540 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,623 kr
Communal tax
- 11,485 kr
Church tax
- 435 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 19,678 kr
Net pay
* 39,862 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.3%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
39,862 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
19,678 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
33,600 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 59,540 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.64 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.1% tax rate now rises to 45.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 59,540 kr a year living in the region of Varde, Denmark, you will be taxed 19,678 kr. That means that your net pay will be 39,862 kr per year, or 3,322 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.1% 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 32.31 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.69 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 3,385 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 59540
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 59540
0.0%
2
Spain
DKK 55759
6.4%
3
Switzerland
DKK 55300
7.1%
4
Norway
DKK 54979
7.7%
5
Italy
DKK 54068
9.2%
6
France
DKK 53765
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 52972
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 52852
11.2%
9
Russia
DKK 51800
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 50623
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 48525
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 47930
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 47825
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 46904
21.2%
15
Poland
DKK 46569
21.8%
16
Greece
DKK 46531
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 43805
26.4%
18
Finland
DKK 41231
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 40487
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 39633
33.4%
21
Netherlands
DKK 37466
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 34831
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 54158
9.0%
1
Canada
DKK 45909
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 59540
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 59540
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 56351
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 55428
6.9%
4
Taiwan
DKK 54270
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 52545
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 52491
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 52383
12.0%
8
Indonesia
DKK 51711
13.2%
9
Philippines
DKK 51711
13.2%
10
Japan
DKK 48381
18.7%
11
Vietnam
DKK 47787
19.7%
12
Singapore
DKK 47646
20.0%
13
India
DKK 47580
20.1%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 47156
20.8%
15
China
DKK 42577
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 54807
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 54777
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 53913
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 53831
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 53288
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 52991
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 52098
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 51249
13.9%
8
Brazil
DKK 50723
14.8%
9
Chile
DKK 49061
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 47572
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 38652
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 54610
8.3%
1
Morocco
DKK 49007
17.7%
2
Mozambique
DKK 46731
21.5%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 45976
22.8%
4
Cameroon
DKK 45839
23.0%
5
Kenya
DKK 45305
23.9%
6
Angola
DKK 44433
25.4%
7
Ghana
DKK 44040
26.0%
8
Nigeria
DKK 41370
30.5%
9
Uganda
DKK 40760
31.5%
10
Senegal
DKK 40548
31.9%
11
Zambia
DKK 39467
33.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 56563
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 56563
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 54777
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 54777
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 53586
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 52991
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 51710
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 46577
21.8%
8
Lebanon
DKK 45980
22.8%
9
Turkey
DKK 35323
40.7%
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.