Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,896 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 6,217 kr
Communal tax
- 10,784 kr
Church tax
- 454 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 18,591 kr
Net pay
* 37,305 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
37,305 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
18,591 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,512 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 55,896 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.82 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.3% tax rate now rises to 46.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55,896 kr a year living in the region of Vejen, Denmark, you will be taxed 18,591 kr. That means that your net pay will be 37,305 kr per year, or 3,109 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 32.48 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 67.52 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 55896
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 55896
0.0%
2
Spain
DKK 52347
6.4%
3
Norway
DKK 52185
6.6%
4
Switzerland
DKK 51904
7.1%
5
Italy
DKK 50759
9.2%
6
France
DKK 50474
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 49747
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 49662
11.2%
9
Russia
DKK 48630
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 47524
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 45555
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 44996
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 44898
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 44168
21.0%
15
Poland
DKK 43892
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 43683
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 41243
26.2%
18
Finland
DKK 38708
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 38009
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 37181
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 35173
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 32699
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 50953
8.8%
1
Canada
DKK 43208
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 55896
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 55896
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 52889
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 52239
6.5%
4
Taiwan
DKK 50949
8.9%
5
Malaysia
DKK 49329
11.8%
6
South Korea
DKK 49308
11.8%
7
New Zealand
DKK 49250
11.9%
8
Philippines
DKK 48994
12.4%
9
Indonesia
DKK 48707
12.9%
10
Japan
DKK 45420
18.7%
11
India
DKK 45131
19.3%
12
Vietnam
DKK 45015
19.5%
13
Singapore
DKK 44745
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 44270
20.8%
15
China
DKK 40035
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 51452
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 51424
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 50614
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 50536
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 50027
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 49747
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 48909
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 48467
13.3%
8
Brazil
DKK 48091
14.0%
9
Chile
DKK 46058
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 44661
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 36284
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 51658
7.6%
1
Morocco
DKK 46539
16.7%
2
Mozambique
DKK 44053
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 43465
22.2%
4
Cameroon
DKK 43431
22.3%
5
Kenya
DKK 42767
23.5%
6
Angola
DKK 41764
25.3%
7
Ghana
DKK 41457
25.8%
8
Nigeria
DKK 38891
30.4%
9
Uganda
DKK 38391
31.3%
10
Senegal
DKK 38179
31.7%
11
Zambia
DKK 37408
33.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 53101
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 53101
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 51424
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 51424
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 50306
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 49747
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 48546
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 43767
21.7%
8
Lebanon
DKK 43247
22.6%
9
Turkey
DKK 33492
40.1%
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.