Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20 875 kr
Municipal tax
- 6 426 kr
Other tax
- 160 kr
Total tax
- 6 586 kr
Net pay
* 14 289 kr
Marginal tax rate
38.1%
Average tax rate
31.6%
68.4%
Net pay
31.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14 289 kr
Net pay
6 559 kr
Tax the employer pays
6 586 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13 145 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6 559 kr to pay you 20 875 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.30 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.6% tax rate now rises to 47.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 250 500 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 79 035 kr. That means that your net pay will be 171 465 kr per year, or 14 289 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 31.6% and your marginal tax rate is 38.1%. 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 38.08 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.92 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 619 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 096 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 210 877
15.8%
1
Canada
SEK 186 105
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SEK 236 854
5.5%
1
Taiwan
SEK 225 456
10.0%
2
Thailand
SEK 224 603
10.3%
3
Australia
SEK 222 524
11.2%
4
South Korea
SEK 211 749
15.5%
5
New Zealand
SEK 209 524
16.4%
6
Pakistan
SEK 205 941
17.8%
7
Indonesia
SEK 203 534
18.8%
8
Malaysia
SEK 201 269
19.7%
9
Kazakhstan
SEK 200 062
20.1%
10
Japan
SEK 199 634
20.3%
11
Singapore
SEK 198 551
20.7%
12
Philippines
SEK 192 609
23.1%
13
Vietnam
SEK 184 895
26.2%
14
China
SEK 176 349
29.6%
15
India
SEK 167 436
33.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 202 995
19.0%
1
Mozambique
SEK 186 201
25.7%
2
Angola
SEK 184 120
26.5%
3
Kenya
SEK 180 853
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
SEK 176 644
29.5%
5
Ghana
SEK 176 539
29.5%
6
Morocco
SEK 176 342
29.6%
7
Nigeria
SEK 171 740
31.4%
8
Uganda
SEK 166 018
33.7%
9
Cameroon
SEK 165 902
33.8%
10
Senegal
SEK 162 592
35.1%
11
Zambia
SEK 157 229
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 237 975
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 237 975
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 230 460
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 230 460
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 225 450
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 222 945
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 214 581
14.3%
7
Egypt
SEK 190 876
23.8%
8
Lebanon
SEK 189 930
24.2%
9
Turkey
SEK 146 571
41.5%
10
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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.