Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3 750 kr
Municipal tax
- 710 kr
Other tax
- 26.47 kr
Total tax
- 736 kr
Net pay
* 3 014 kr
Marginal tax rate
34.8%
Average tax rate
19.6%
80.4%
Net pay
19.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 014 kr
Net pay
1 178 kr
Tax the employer pays
736 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1 914 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 178 kr to pay you 3 750 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.11 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.6% tax rate now rises to 38.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 45 000 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 8 834 kr. That means that your net pay will be 36 166 kr per year, or 3 014 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 19.6% and your marginal tax rate is 34.8%. 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 34.75 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 65.25 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 653 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 263 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 45 000
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 45 000
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 45 000
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 45 000
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 45 000
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 42 143
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 41 644
7.5%
7
Italy
SEK 40 864
9.2%
8
France
SEK 40 635
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 40 050
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 40 028
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 39 150
13.0%
12
Sweden
SEK 37 325
17.1%
13
Hungary
SEK 36 675
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 36 225
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 35 336
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 35 168
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 33 503
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 31 163
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 30 600
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 29 617
34.2%
21
Netherlands
SEK 28 315
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 26 325
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 41 103
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 37 883
15.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 45 000
0.0%
1
Singapore
SEK 45 000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SEK 45 000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SEK 44 308
1.5%
4
Philippines
SEK 42 863
4.8%
5
Thailand
SEK 42 737
5.0%
6
Indonesia
SEK 41 100
8.7%
7
Taiwan
SEK 41 017
8.9%
8
South Korea
SEK 40 065
11.0%
9
Malaysia
SEK 39 689
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 39 650
11.9%
11
India
SEK 39 600
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 37 536
16.6%
13
Japan
SEK 36 566
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 35 640
20.8%
15
China
SEK 34 614
23.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SEK 42 326
5.9%
1
Colombia
SEK 44 910
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
SEK 41 422
8.0%
3
Brazil
SEK 41 289
8.3%
4
Ecuador
SEK 40 747
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SEK 40 685
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 40 275
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 40 050
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 39 375
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 37 080
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 35 955
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 30 139
33.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 44 550
1.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 41 057
8.8%
2
Ivory Coast
SEK 37 571
16.5%
3
Cameroon
SEK 37 565
16.5%
4
Kenya
SEK 37 435
16.8%
5
Mozambique
SEK 36 347
19.2%
6
Ghana
SEK 34 748
22.8%
7
Zambia
SEK 34 461
23.4%
8
Angola
SEK 34 161
24.1%
9
Senegal
SEK 32 585
27.6%
10
Uganda
SEK 32 443
27.9%
11
Nigeria
SEK 31 959
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 45 000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 42 750
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 42 750
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 41 400
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 41 400
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 40 050
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 39 083
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 35 805
20.4%
8
Egypt
SEK 35 546
21.0%
9
Turkey
SEK 28 266
37.2%
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.