Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
101 500 kr
Municipal tax
- 34 487 kr
Income Tax
- 11 890 kr
Other tax
- 372 kr
Total tax
- 46 750 kr
Net pay
* 54 750 kr
Marginal tax rate
54.6%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
54 750 kr
Net pay
31 891 kr
Tax the employer pays
46 750 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
78 641 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 31 891 kr to pay you 101 500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 7.75 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
59.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 59.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1 218 000 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 560 998 kr. That means that your net pay will be 657 002 kr per year, or 54 750 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% and your marginal tax rate is 54.6%. 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 54.62 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 45.38 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 454 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2 269 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SEK 1 059 660
13.0%
1
Hungary
SEK 992 670
18.5%
2
Ukraine
SEK 980 490
19.5%
3
Switzerland
SEK 932 308
23.5%
4
Czech Republic
SEK 926 375
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
SEK 819 766
32.7%
6
France
SEK 815 555
33.0%
7
Norway
SEK 786 766
35.4%
8
Spain
SEK 774 848
36.4%
9
Denmark
SEK 764 125
37.3%
10
Ireland
SEK 745 689
38.8%
11
Austria
SEK 744 142
38.9%
12
Poland
SEK 730 999
40.0%
13
Netherlands
SEK 714 861
41.3%
14
Sweden
SEK 712 872
41.5%
15
Romania
SEK 712 530
41.5%
16
Greece
SEK 704 430
42.2%
17
Luxembourg
SEK 687 195
43.6%
18
Germany
SEK 666 075
45.3%
19
Italy
SEK 631 726
48.1%
20
Finland
SEK 614 927
49.5%
21
Portugal
SEK 566 101
53.5%
22
Belgium
SEK 514 374
57.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 862 281
29.2%
1
Canada
SEK 792 705
34.9%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Blekinge tables of Sweden, 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.