Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 711 kr
Municipal tax
- 989 kr
Other tax
- 37.32 kr
Total tax
- 1 026 kr
Net pay
* 3 685 kr
Marginal tax rate
28.4%
Average tax rate
21.8%
78.2%
Net pay
21.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 685 kr
Net pay
1 480 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 026 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 507 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 480 kr to pay you 4 711 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.32 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.8% tax rate now rises to 40.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 56 532 kr a year living in the region of Blekinge, Sweden, you will be taxed 12 317 kr. That means that your net pay will be 44 215 kr per year, or 3 685 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 21.8% and your marginal tax rate is 28.4%. 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 28.43 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.57 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 716 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 579 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 45 828
18.9%
1
Skåne
SEK 45 135
20.2%
2
Halland
SEK 44 860
20.6%
3
Södermanland
SEK 44 747
20.8%
4
Uppsala
SEK 44 747
20.8%
5
Värmland
SEK 44 711
20.9%
6
Örebro
SEK 44 723
20.9%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 44 675
21.0%
8
Västmanland
SEK 44 589
21.1%
9
Jönköping
SEK 44 550
21.2%
10
Kronoberg
SEK 44 550
21.2%
11
Östergötland
SEK 44 562
21.2%
12
Dalarna
SEK 44 487
21.3%
13
Gotland
SEK 44 487
21.3%
14
Gävleborg
SEK 44 425
21.4%
15
Kalmar
SEK 44 461
21.4%
16
Jämtland
SEK 44 275
21.7%
17
Blekinge
SEK 44 215
21.8%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 44 177
21.9%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 44 126
21.9%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 44 052
22.1%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 56 532
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 56 532
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 56 532
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 56 532
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 56 532
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 52 942
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 52 392
7.3%
7
Italy
SEK 51 337
9.2%
8
France
SEK 51 048
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 50 313
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 50 285
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 49 183
13.0%
12
Hungary
SEK 46 074
18.5%
13
Sweden
SEK 45 828
18.9%
14
Ukraine
SEK 45 508
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 44 391
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 44 180
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 42 088
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 39 148
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 38 442
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 37 375
33.9%
21
Netherlands
SEK 35 570
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 33 071
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 51 636
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 45 938
18.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 56 532
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 56 532
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 54 630
3.4%
3
Thailand
SEK 53 442
5.5%
4
Philippines
SEK 52 675
6.8%
5
Singapore
SEK 51 986
8.0%
6
Taiwan
SEK 51 528
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SEK 50 674
10.4%
8
South Korea
SEK 50 136
11.3%
9
Malaysia
SEK 49 853
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 49 810
11.9%
11
India
SEK 49 748
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 46 768
17.3%
13
Japan
SEK 45 937
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 44 773
20.8%
15
China
SEK 42 498
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
SEK 55 418
7.6%
1
Puerto Rico
SEK 52 038
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SEK 51 190
9.5%
3
Brazil
SEK 51 147
9.5%
4
Guatemala
SEK 51 111
9.6%
5
Mexico
SEK 50 776
10.2%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 50 596
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 50 313
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 49 466
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 46 582
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 45 169
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 36 686
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 55 688
1.5%
1
Morocco
SEK 50 669
10.4%
2
Cameroon
SEK 46 467
17.8%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 46 043
18.6%
4
Kenya
SEK 45 429
19.6%
5
Mozambique
SEK 45 227
20.0%
6
Ghana
SEK 42 921
24.1%
7
Angola
SEK 42 662
24.5%
8
Zambia
SEK 40 977
27.5%
9
Senegal
SEK 40 011
29.2%
10
Uganda
SEK 39 939
29.4%
11
Nigeria
SEK 39 803
29.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 53 705
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 53 705
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 52 009
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 52 010
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 51 541
8.8%
5
Kuwait
SEK 50 313
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 49 098
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 44 533
21.2%
8
Lebanon
SEK 44 454
21.4%
9
Turkey
SEK 34 983
38.1%
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.