Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2 000 kr
Municipal tax
- 106 kr
Other tax
- 3.50 kr
Total tax
- 110 kr
Net pay
* 1 891 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1 891 kr
Net pay
628 kr
Tax the employer pays
110 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
738 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 628 kr to pay you 2 000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.69 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.5% tax rate now rises to 28.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 22.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24 000 kr a year living in the region of Halland, Sweden, you will be taxed 1 314 kr. That means that your net pay will be 22 686 kr per year, or 1 891 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% and your marginal tax rate is 33.8%. 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 33.75 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.25 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 663 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 313 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 22 794
5.0%
1
Skåne
SEK 22 722
5.3%
2
Halland
SEK 22 686
5.5%
3
Södermanland
SEK 22 674
5.5%
4
Uppsala
SEK 22 674
5.5%
5
Värmland
SEK 22 674
5.5%
6
Örebro
SEK 22 674
5.5%
7
Dalarna
SEK 22 650
5.6%
8
Gotland
SEK 22 650
5.6%
9
Jönköping
SEK 22 656
5.6%
10
Kronoberg
SEK 22 656
5.6%
11
Västmanland
SEK 22 662
5.6%
12
Västra Götaland
SEK 22 668
5.6%
13
Östergötland
SEK 22 656
5.6%
14
Gävleborg
SEK 22 644
5.7%
15
Jämtland
SEK 22 626
5.7%
16
Kalmar
SEK 22 644
5.7%
17
Blekinge
SEK 22 620
5.8%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 22 614
5.8%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 22 602
5.8%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 22 596
5.9%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 24 000
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 24 000
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 24 000
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 24 000
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 24 000
0.0%
5
Sweden
SEK 22 794
5.0%
6
Spain
SEK 22 476
6.4%
7
Switzerland
SEK 22 072
8.0%
8
Italy
SEK 21 794
9.2%
9
France
SEK 21 672
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
SEK 21 360
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
SEK 21 348
11.1%
12
Russia
SEK 20 880
13.0%
13
Hungary
SEK 19 560
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 19 320
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 18 846
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 18 756
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 17 868
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 16 620
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 16 320
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 15 488
35.5%
21
Netherlands
SEK 15 107
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 14 040
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 21 921
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 21 568
10.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 24 000
0.0%
1
Singapore
SEK 24 000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SEK 24 000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SEK 23 859
0.6%
4
Thailand
SEK 22 800
5.0%
5
Philippines
SEK 22 563
6.0%
6
Indonesia
SEK 22 037
8.2%
7
Taiwan
SEK 21 876
8.9%
8
South Korea
SEK 21 435
10.7%
9
Malaysia
SEK 21 171
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 21 146
11.9%
11
India
SEK 21 120
12.0%
12
China
SEK 20 836
13.2%
13
Vietnam
SEK 20 397
15.0%
14
Japan
SEK 19 502
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
SEK 19 008
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SEK 23 430
2.4%
1
Brazil
SEK 22 200
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
SEK 22 092
8.0%
3
Colombia
SEK 22 080
8.0%
4
Ecuador
SEK 21 732
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SEK 21 699
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 21 480
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 21 360
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 21 000
12.5%
9
Argentina
SEK 19 920
17.0%
10
Chile
SEK 19 776
17.6%
11
Uruguay
SEK 19 656
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 23 760
1.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 22 382
6.7%
2
Zambia
SEK 21 740
9.4%
3
Kenya
SEK 20 887
13.0%
4
Ivory Coast
SEK 20 849
13.1%
5
Cameroon
SEK 20 249
15.6%
6
Mozambique
SEK 19 923
17.0%
7
Ghana
SEK 19 408
19.1%
8
Senegal
SEK 19 210
20.0%
9
Uganda
SEK 18 904
21.2%
10
Angola
SEK 18 603
22.5%
11
Nigeria
SEK 17 674
26.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 24 000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 22 800
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 22 800
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 22 080
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 22 080
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 21 360
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 20 844
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 19 923
17.0%
8
Egypt
SEK 18 836
21.5%
9
Turkey
SEK 16 036
33.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Halland 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.