Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
52,520 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,842 kr
Communal tax
- 10,092 kr
Church tax
- 425 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,494 kr
Net pay
* 35,026 kr
Marginal tax rate
32.5%
Average tax rate
33.3%
66.7%
Net pay
33.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
35,026 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,494 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,415 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 52,520 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.98 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.3% tax rate now rises to 47.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 52,520 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,494 kr. That means that your net pay will be 35,026 kr per year, or 2,919 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 33.3% and your marginal tax rate is 32.5%. 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 32.49 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.51 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 675 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,376 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 52520
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 52520
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 49653
5.5%
3
Spain
DKK 49185
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 48758
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 47693
9.2%
6
France
DKK 47426
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 46743
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 46706
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 45692
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 44654
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 42804
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 42279
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 42187
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 41635
20.7%
15
Poland
DKK 41241
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 41045
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 38842
26.0%
18
Finland
DKK 36370
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 35714
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 34910
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 33050
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 30724
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 47934
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 40805
22.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 52520
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 52520
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 49682
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 49285
6.2%
4
Taiwan
DKK 47871
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 46492
11.5%
6
South Korea
DKK 46360
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 46347
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 46275
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 45923
12.6%
10
India
DKK 42862
18.4%
11
Japan
DKK 42677
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 42447
19.2%
13
Singapore
DKK 42058
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 41596
20.8%
15
China
DKK 37680
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 48345
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 48318
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 47557
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 47484
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 47005
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 46743
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 45955
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 45821
12.8%
8
Brazil
DKK 45605
13.2%
9
Chile
DKK 43276
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 41963
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 34089
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 48924
6.9%
1
Morocco
DKK 44245
15.8%
2
Mozambique
DKK 41510
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 41139
21.7%
4
Cameroon
DKK 41110
21.7%
5
Kenya
DKK 40411
23.1%
6
Angola
DKK 39292
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 39064
25.6%
8
Nigeria
DKK 36595
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 36197
31.1%
10
Senegal
DKK 35992
31.5%
11
Zambia
DKK 35501
32.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 49894
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 49894
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 48318
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 48318
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 47268
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 46743
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 45614
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 41164
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 40715
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 31742
39.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vejen 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.