Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6 000 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 316 kr
Other tax
- 50 kr
Total tax
- 1 366 kr
Net pay
* 4 634 kr
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
22.8%
77.2%
Net pay
22.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4 634 kr
Net pay
1 885 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 366 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 251 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 885 kr to pay you 6 000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.42 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.8% tax rate now rises to 41.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 72 000 kr a year living in the region of Kalmar, Sweden, you will be taxed 16 392 kr. That means that your net pay will be 55 608 kr per year, or 4 634 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 22.8% and your marginal tax rate is 28.0%. 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 28 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 720 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 600 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 72 000
0.0%
1
Ireland
SEK 72 000
0.0%
2
Norway
SEK 69 915
2.9%
3
Austria
SEK 69 272
3.8%
4
Spain
SEK 67 428
6.4%
5
Switzerland
SEK 66 808
7.2%
6
Italy
SEK 65 383
9.2%
7
France
SEK 65 016
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
SEK 64 080
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
SEK 64 042
11.1%
10
Russia
SEK 62 640
13.0%
11
Hungary
SEK 58 680
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SEK 57 960
19.5%
13
Germany
SEK 57 834
19.7%
14
Sweden
SEK 57 456
20.2%
15
Poland
SEK 56 537
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 56 269
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 53 517
25.7%
18
Finland
SEK 49 860
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 48 960
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 47 782
33.6%
21
Netherlands
SEK 45 311
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 42 120
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 65 790
8.6%
1
Canada
SEK 56 680
21.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SEK 66 276
8.0%
1
Colombia
SEK 66 240
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SEK 65 196
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SEK 65 096
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SEK 64 440
10.5%
5
Panama
SEK 64 080
11.0%
6
Brazil
SEK 63 597
11.7%
7
Mexico
SEK 63 570
11.7%
8
Peru
SEK 63 000
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 59 328
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 57 528
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 46 724
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 68 400
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 68 400
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 66 240
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 66 240
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 64 800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 64 080
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 62 532
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 56 521
21.5%
8
Lebanon
SEK 56 055
22.2%
9
Turkey
SEK 43 991
38.9%
10
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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.