Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 420 kr
Municipal tax
- 909 kr
Other tax
- 34.32 kr
Total tax
- 943 kr
Net pay
* 3 477 kr
Marginal tax rate
28.6%
Average tax rate
21.3%
78.7%
Net pay
21.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 477 kr
Net pay
1 389 kr
Tax the employer pays
943 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 332 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 389 kr to pay you 4 420 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.28 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.3% tax rate now rises to 40.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 53 040 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 11 320 kr. That means that your net pay will be 41 720 kr per year, or 3 477 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 21.3% and your marginal tax rate is 28.7%. 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 28.65 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.35 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 714 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 568 kr of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 43 206
18.5%
1
Skåne
SEK 42 565
19.7%
2
Halland
SEK 42 314
20.2%
3
Södermanland
SEK 42 209
20.4%
4
Uppsala
SEK 42 209
20.4%
5
Värmland
SEK 42 173
20.5%
6
Västra Götaland
SEK 42 141
20.5%
7
Örebro
SEK 42 189
20.5%
8
Västmanland
SEK 42 064
20.7%
9
Östergötland
SEK 42 040
20.7%
10
Jönköping
SEK 42 028
20.8%
11
Kronoberg
SEK 42 028
20.8%
12
Dalarna
SEK 41 968
20.9%
13
Gotland
SEK 41 968
20.9%
14
Kalmar
SEK 41 947
20.9%
15
Gävleborg
SEK 41 911
21.0%
16
Jämtland
SEK 41 774
21.2%
17
Blekinge
SEK 41 720
21.3%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 41 684
21.4%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 41 640
21.5%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 41 571
21.6%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 53 040
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 53 040
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 53 040
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 53 040
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 53 040
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 49 672
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 49 137
7.4%
7
Italy
SEK 48 166
9.2%
8
France
SEK 47 895
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 47 206
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 47 179
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 46 145
13.0%
12
Hungary
SEK 43 228
18.5%
13
Sweden
SEK 43 206
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 42 697
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 41 649
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 41 451
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 39 488
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 36 730
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 36 067
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 35 026
34.0%
21
Netherlands
SEK 33 374
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 31 028
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 48 446
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 43 513
18.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 53 040
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 53 040
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 51 574
2.8%
3
Singapore
SEK 50 547
4.7%
4
Thailand
SEK 50 241
5.3%
5
Philippines
SEK 49 884
6.0%
6
Taiwan
SEK 48 345
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SEK 47 795
9.9%
8
South Korea
SEK 47 086
11.2%
9
Malaysia
SEK 46 765
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 46 734
11.9%
11
India
SEK 46 675
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 44 012
17.0%
13
Japan
SEK 43 100
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 42 008
20.8%
15
China
SEK 39 873
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
SEK 52 307
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
SEK 48 823
8.0%
2
Brazil
SEK 48 237
9.1%
3
Ecuador
SEK 48 028
9.5%
4
Guatemala
SEK 47 954
9.6%
5
Mexico
SEK 47 758
10.0%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 47 471
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 47 206
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 46 410
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 43 705
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 42 379
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 34 479
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 52 399
1.2%
1
Morocco
SEK 47 805
9.9%
2
Cameroon
SEK 43 886
17.3%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 43 513
18.0%
4
Kenya
SEK 42 985
19.0%
5
Mozambique
SEK 42 538
19.8%
6
Ghana
SEK 40 446
23.7%
7
Angola
SEK 40 088
24.4%
8
Zambia
SEK 39 004
26.5%
9
Senegal
SEK 37 762
28.8%
10
Uganda
SEK 37 669
29.0%
11
Nigeria
SEK 37 428
29.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 50 445
4.9%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 50 388
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 50 388
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 48 797
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 48 797
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 47 206
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 46 065
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 41 835
21.1%
8
Egypt
SEK 41 827
21.1%
9
Turkey
SEK 32 949
37.9%
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.