Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 958 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 033 kr
Other tax
- 39.85 kr
Total tax
- 1 073 kr
Net pay
* 3 885 kr
Marginal tax rate
27.9%
Average tax rate
21.6%
78.4%
Net pay
21.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 885 kr
Net pay
1 558 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 073 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 630 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 558 kr to pay you 4 958 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.31 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.6% tax rate now rises to 40.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 59 496 kr a year living in the region of Dalarna, Sweden, you will be taxed 12 872 kr. That means that your net pay will be 46 624 kr per year, or 3 885 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 21.6% and your marginal tax rate is 27.9%. 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 27.91 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72.09 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 721 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 605 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 54 343
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 47 996
19.3%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Dalarna 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.