Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12 000 kr
Municipal tax
- 3 030 kr
Other tax
- 115 kr
Total tax
- 3 145 kr
Net pay
* 8 855 kr
Marginal tax rate
37.2%
Average tax rate
26.2%
73.8%
Net pay
26.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8 855 kr
Net pay
3 770 kr
Tax the employer pays
3 145 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6 915 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3 770 kr to pay you 12 000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.76 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.2% tax rate now rises to 43.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 144 000 kr a year living in the region of Kalmar, Sweden, you will be taxed 37 739 kr. That means that your net pay will be 106 261 kr per year, or 8 855 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 26.2% and your marginal tax rate is 37.2%. 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 37.21 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.79 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 628 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 140 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 129 067
10.4%
1
Canada
SEK 109 495
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 141 214
1.9%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 136 800
5.0%
2
Thailand
SEK 134 104
6.9%
3
Taiwan
SEK 131 255
8.9%
4
Pakistan
SEK 127 135
11.7%
5
South Korea
SEK 126 060
12.5%
6
Malaysia
SEK 123 755
14.1%
7
New Zealand
SEK 123 142
14.5%
8
Indonesia
SEK 122 791
14.7%
9
Philippines
SEK 118 735
17.6%
10
Japan
SEK 117 012
18.7%
11
Singapore
SEK 115 210
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
SEK 114 055
20.8%
13
Vietnam
SEK 111 606
22.5%
14
India
SEK 106 944
25.7%
15
China
SEK 102 065
29.1%
16
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kalmar 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.