Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
52,212 kr
Direct Federal Tax 12,11%
- 5,807 kr
Communal tax
- 10,466 kr
Church tax
- 470 kr
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP)
- 1,136 kr
Total tax
- 17,879 kr
Net pay
* 34,333 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
34.2%
65.8%
Net pay
34.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
34,333 kr
Net pay
13,922 kr
Tax the employer pays
17,879 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,801 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 13,922 kr to pay you 52,212 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.09 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.2% tax rate now rises to 48.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 52,212 kr a year living in the region of Vesthimmerlands, Denmark, you will be taxed 17,879 kr. That means that your net pay will be 34,333 kr per year, or 2,861 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 34.2% and your marginal tax rate is 33.5%. 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 33.48 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.52 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 665 kr of net incomes. A 5,000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3,326 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
DKK 52212
0.0%
1
Ireland
DKK 52212
0.0%
2
Norway
DKK 49422
5.3%
3
Spain
DKK 48897
6.4%
4
Switzerland
DKK 48471
7.2%
5
Italy
DKK 47414
9.2%
6
France
DKK 47147
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
DKK 46469
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
DKK 46436
11.1%
9
Russia
DKK 45424
13.0%
10
Austria
DKK 44392
15.0%
11
Hungary
DKK 42553
18.5%
12
Ukraine
DKK 42031
19.5%
13
Germany
DKK 41939
19.7%
14
Sweden
DKK 41403
20.7%
15
Poland
DKK 40999
21.5%
16
Greece
DKK 40804
21.9%
17
Portugal
DKK 38623
26.0%
18
Finland
DKK 36157
30.8%
19
Belgium
DKK 35504
32.0%
20
Denmark
DKK 34703
33.5%
21
Netherlands
DKK 32856
37.1%
22
Romania
DKK 30544
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
DKK 47658
8.7%
1
Canada
DKK 40588
22.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
DKK 52212
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
DKK 52212
0.0%
2
Thailand
DKK 49390
5.4%
3
Pakistan
DKK 49016
6.1%
4
Taiwan
DKK 47591
8.9%
5
Philippines
DKK 46261
11.4%
6
South Korea
DKK 46091
11.7%
7
Malaysia
DKK 46075
11.8%
8
New Zealand
DKK 46004
11.9%
9
Indonesia
DKK 45669
12.5%
10
India
DKK 42655
18.3%
11
Japan
DKK 42427
18.7%
12
Vietnam
DKK 42212
19.2%
13
Singapore
DKK 41810
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
DKK 41352
20.8%
15
China
DKK 37466
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
DKK 48061
8.0%
1
Colombia
DKK 48035
8.0%
2
Ecuador
DKK 47278
9.5%
3
Guatemala
DKK 47206
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
DKK 46730
10.5%
5
Panama
DKK 46469
11.0%
6
Peru
DKK 45685
12.5%
7
Mexico
DKK 45580
12.7%
8
Brazil
DKK 45374
13.1%
9
Chile
DKK 43023
17.6%
10
Uruguay
DKK 41717
20.1%
11
Argentina
DKK 33889
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
DKK 48674
6.8%
1
Morocco
DKK 44038
15.7%
2
Mozambique
DKK 41278
20.9%
3
Ivory Coast
DKK 40927
21.6%
4
Cameroon
DKK 40899
21.7%
5
Kenya
DKK 40198
23.0%
6
Angola
DKK 39066
25.2%
7
Ghana
DKK 38846
25.6%
8
Nigeria
DKK 36385
30.3%
9
Uganda
DKK 35997
31.1%
10
Senegal
DKK 35794
31.5%
11
Zambia
DKK 35327
32.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
DKK 49601
5.0%
1
Qatar
DKK 49601
5.0%
2
Bahrain
DKK 48035
8.0%
3
Oman
DKK 48035
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
DKK 46991
10.0%
5
Kuwait
DKK 46469
11.0%
6
Israel
DKK 45346
13.2%
7
Egypt
DKK 40927
21.6%
8
Lebanon
DKK 40484
22.5%
9
Turkey
DKK 31582
39.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Vesthimmerlands 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.