Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20 918 kr
Municipal tax
- 6 442 kr
Other tax
- 161 kr
Total tax
- 6 603 kr
Net pay
* 14 315 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
14 315 kr
Net pay
6 572 kr
Tax the employer pays
6 603 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13 175 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6 572 kr to pay you 20 918 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 251 016 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 79 232 kr. That means that your net pay will be 171 784 kr per year, or 14 315 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
SEK 229 398
8.6%
1
Switzerland
SEK 229 251
8.7%
2
United Kingdom
SEK 225 914
10.0%
3
Russia
SEK 218 384
13.0%
4
France
SEK 214 829
14.4%
5
Norway
SEK 211 009
15.9%
6
Luxembourg
SEK 207 097
17.5%
7
Austria
SEK 205 828
18.0%
8
Hungary
SEK 204 578
18.5%
9
Spain
SEK 203 320
19.0%
10
Ukraine
SEK 202 068
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
SEK 199 812
20.4%
12
Italy
SEK 187 018
25.5%
13
Germany
SEK 185 086
26.3%
14
Greece
SEK 182 835
27.2%
15
Sweden
SEK 182 224
27.4%
16
Poland
SEK 173 822
30.8%
17
Denmark
SEK 168 222
33.0%
18
Finland
SEK 167 152
33.4%
19
Portugal
SEK 164 486
34.5%
20
Netherlands
SEK 157 962
37.1%
21
Belgium
SEK 154 897
38.3%
22
Romania
SEK 146 844
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 211 266
15.8%
1
Canada
SEK 186 487
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SEK 226 947
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
SEK 224 173
10.7%
2
Puerto Rico
SEK 223 473
11.0%
3
Ecuador
SEK 217 744
13.3%
4
Colombia
SEK 212 131
15.5%
5
Panama
SEK 207 829
17.2%
6
Chile
SEK 202 795
19.2%
7
Mexico
SEK 198 161
21.1%
8
Peru
SEK 192 873
23.2%
9
Brazil
SEK 188 087
25.1%
10
Uruguay
SEK 183 387
26.9%
11
Argentina
SEK 163 085
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 238 465
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 238 465
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 230 935
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 230 935
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 225 914
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 223 404
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 214 978
14.4%
7
Egypt
SEK 191 263
23.8%
8
Lebanon
SEK 190 317
24.2%
9
Turkey
SEK 146 897
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.