Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5 893 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 242 kr
Other tax
- 48.72 kr
Total tax
- 1 291 kr
Net pay
* 4 602 kr
Marginal tax rate
27.2%
Average tax rate
21.9%
78.1%
Net pay
21.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4 602 kr
Net pay
1 852 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 291 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 142 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 852 kr to pay you 5 893 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.33 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.9% tax rate now rises to 40.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 70 716 kr a year living in the region of Halland, Sweden, you will be taxed 15 491 kr. That means that your net pay will be 55 225 kr per year, or 4 602 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 21.9% and your marginal tax rate is 27.2%. 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 27.20 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72.80 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 728 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 640 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 70 716
0.0%
1
Ireland
SEK 70 716
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 69 334
2.0%
3
Norway
SEK 68 952
2.5%
4
Spain
SEK 66 225
6.4%
5
Switzerland
SEK 65 611
7.2%
6
Italy
SEK 64 217
9.2%
7
France
SEK 63 856
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
SEK 62 937
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
SEK 62 901
11.1%
10
Russia
SEK 61 523
13.0%
11
Hungary
SEK 57 634
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SEK 56 926
19.5%
13
Germany
SEK 56 803
19.7%
14
Sweden
SEK 56 490
20.1%
15
Poland
SEK 55 529
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 55 265
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 52 604
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 48 971
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 48 087
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 46 918
33.7%
21
Netherlands
SEK 44 503
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 41 369
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 64 612
8.6%
1
Canada
SEK 55 788
21.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 70 716
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 70 716
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 67 041
5.2%
3
Thailand
SEK 66 852
5.5%
4
Taiwan
SEK 64 457
8.9%
5
Philippines
SEK 63 866
9.7%
6
South Korea
SEK 62 523
11.6%
7
Malaysia
SEK 62 399
11.8%
8
Indonesia
SEK 62 369
11.8%
9
New Zealand
SEK 62 308
11.9%
10
India
SEK 59 259
16.2%
11
Vietnam
SEK 57 662
18.5%
12
Singapore
SEK 57 566
18.6%
13
Japan
SEK 57 463
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 56 007
20.8%
15
China
SEK 52 652
25.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 67 177
5.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 61 351
13.2%
2
Cameroon
SEK 56 378
20.3%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 56 310
20.4%
4
Mozambique
SEK 56 149
20.6%
5
Kenya
SEK 55 257
21.9%
6
Angola
SEK 53 074
25.0%
7
Ghana
SEK 52 974
25.1%
8
Nigeria
SEK 49 451
30.1%
9
Uganda
SEK 49 158
30.5%
10
Senegal
SEK 49 055
30.6%
11
Zambia
SEK 48 991
30.7%
12
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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.