Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
143 498 kr
Municipal tax
- 48 922 kr
Income Tax
- 20 289 kr
Other tax
- 482 kr
Total tax
- 69 693 kr
Net pay
* 73 805 kr
Marginal tax rate
54.6%
Average tax rate
48.6%
51.4%
Net pay
48.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
73 805 kr
Net pay
45 087 kr
Tax the employer pays
69 693 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
114 780 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 45 087 kr to pay you 143 498 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 8 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
60.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 48.6% tax rate now rises to 60.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 12.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1 721 976 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 836 315 kr. That means that your net pay will be 885 661 kr per year, or 73 805 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 48.6% 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 54.64 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 45.36 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 2 268 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SEK 1 498 119
13.0%
1
Hungary
SEK 1 403 410
18.5%
2
Ukraine
SEK 1 386 191
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
SEK 1 314 436
23.7%
4
Switzerland
SEK 1 255 770
27.1%
5
United Kingdom
SEK 1 105 773
35.8%
6
France
SEK 1 074 916
37.6%
7
Norway
SEK 1 056 573
38.6%
8
Spain
SEK 1 047 819
39.2%
9
Austria
SEK 1 030 630
40.2%
10
Denmark
SEK 1 022 270
40.6%
11
Poland
SEK 1 021 060
40.7%
12
Romania
SEK 1 007 356
41.5%
13
Ireland
SEK 987 597
42.7%
14
Greece
SEK 986 657
42.7%
15
Netherlands
SEK 969 369
43.7%
16
Sweden
SEK 964 915
44.0%
17
Germany
SEK 926 103
46.2%
18
Luxembourg
SEK 925 603
46.3%
19
Italy
SEK 860 430
50.0%
20
Finland
SEK 800 491
53.5%
21
Portugal
SEK 760 132
55.9%
22
Belgium
SEK 702 760
59.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 1 175 117
31.8%
1
Canada
SEK 1 048 057
39.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
SEK 1 475 848
14.3%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 1 464 920
14.9%
2
Singapore
SEK 1 414 346
17.9%
3
Taiwan
SEK 1 300 369
24.5%
4
Thailand
SEK 1 265 756
26.5%
5
China
SEK 1 244 081
27.8%
6
Indonesia
SEK 1 204 455
30.1%
7
Pakistan
SEK 1 167 875
32.2%
8
New Zealand
SEK 1 166 180
32.3%
9
South Korea
SEK 1 161 722
32.5%
10
Japan
SEK 1 152 490
33.1%
11
Malaysia
SEK 1 147 639
33.4%
12
Philippines
SEK 1 145 228
33.5%
13
Vietnam
SEK 1 137 122
34.0%
14
Australia
SEK 1 121 564
34.9%
15
India
SEK 926 419
46.2%
16
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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.