Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 585 kr
Municipal tax
- 933 kr
Other tax
- 36.02 kr
Total tax
- 969 kr
Net pay
* 3 616 kr
Marginal tax rate
27.9%
Average tax rate
21.1%
78.9%
Net pay
21.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 616 kr
Net pay
1 441 kr
Tax the employer pays
969 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 409 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 441 kr to pay you 4 585 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.25 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.1% tax rate now rises to 40.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55 020 kr a year living in the region of Gotland, Sweden, you will be taxed 11 623 kr. That means that your net pay will be 43 397 kr per year, or 3 616 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 21.1% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 44 694
18.8%
1
Skåne
SEK 44 022
20.0%
2
Halland
SEK 43 758
20.5%
3
Södermanland
SEK 43 649
20.7%
4
Uppsala
SEK 43 649
20.7%
5
Värmland
SEK 43 613
20.7%
6
Örebro
SEK 43 625
20.7%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 43 577
20.8%
8
Västmanland
SEK 43 493
20.9%
9
Jönköping
SEK 43 457
21.0%
10
Kronoberg
SEK 43 457
21.0%
11
Östergötland
SEK 43 469
21.0%
12
Dalarna
SEK 43 397
21.1%
13
Gotland
SEK 43 397
21.1%
14
Gävleborg
SEK 43 337
21.2%
15
Kalmar
SEK 43 373
21.2%
16
Jämtland
SEK 43 193
21.5%
17
Blekinge
SEK 43 133
21.6%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 43 097
21.7%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 43 049
21.8%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 42 977
21.9%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 55 020
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 55 020
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 55 020
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 55 020
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 55 020
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 51 526
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 50 983
7.3%
7
Italy
SEK 49 964
9.2%
8
France
SEK 49 683
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 48 968
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 48 940
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 47 867
13.0%
12
Hungary
SEK 44 841
18.5%
13
Sweden
SEK 44 694
18.8%
14
Ukraine
SEK 44 291
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 43 204
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 42 999
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 40 962
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 38 101
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 37 414
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 36 358
33.9%
21
Netherlands
SEK 34 619
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 32 187
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 50 255
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 44 888
18.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 55 020
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 55 020
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 53 307
3.1%
3
Thailand
SEK 52 056
5.4%
4
Philippines
SEK 51 482
6.4%
5
Singapore
SEK 51 363
6.7%
6
Taiwan
SEK 50 150
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SEK 49 427
10.2%
8
South Korea
SEK 48 815
11.3%
9
Malaysia
SEK 48 513
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 48 478
11.9%
11
India
SEK 48 418
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 45 590
17.1%
13
Japan
SEK 44 708
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 43 576
20.8%
15
China
SEK 41 361
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
SEK 54 128
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
SEK 50 646
8.0%
2
Brazil
SEK 49 887
9.3%
3
Ecuador
SEK 49 821
9.5%
4
Guatemala
SEK 49 744
9.6%
5
Mexico
SEK 49 469
10.1%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 49 243
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 48 968
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 48 143
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 45 336
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 43 961
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 35 731
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 54 307
1.3%
1
Morocco
SEK 49 430
10.2%
2
Cameroon
SEK 45 349
17.6%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 44 948
18.3%
4
Kenya
SEK 44 371
19.4%
5
Mozambique
SEK 44 063
19.9%
6
Ghana
SEK 41 850
23.9%
7
Angola
SEK 41 548
24.5%
8
Zambia
SEK 40 122
27.1%
9
Senegal
SEK 39 038
29.1%
10
Uganda
SEK 38 956
29.2%
11
Nigeria
SEK 38 774
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 52 269
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 52 269
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
SEK 51 066
7.2%
3
Bahrain
SEK 50 618
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 50 619
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 48 968
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 47 785
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 43 361
21.2%
8
Lebanon
SEK 43 320
21.3%
9
Turkey
SEK 34 102
38.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Gotland 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.