Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13 625 kr
Municipal tax
- 3 691 kr
Other tax
- 133 kr
Total tax
- 3 824 kr
Net pay
* 9 801 kr
Marginal tax rate
37.9%
Average tax rate
28.1%
71.9%
Net pay
28.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9 801 kr
Net pay
4 281 kr
Tax the employer pays
3 824 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8 105 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 4 281 kr to pay you 13 625 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.95 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.1% tax rate now rises to 45.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 163 500 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 45 894 kr. That means that your net pay will be 117 606 kr per year, or 9 801 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 28.1% and your marginal tax rate is 37.9%. 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 37.93 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.07 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 621 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 104 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 144 245
11.8%
1
Canada
SEK 123 497
24.5%
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.