Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7 166 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 630 kr
Other tax
- 61.99 kr
Total tax
- 1 692 kr
Net pay
* 5 474 kr
Marginal tax rate
28.3%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5 474 kr
Net pay
2 252 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 692 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 944 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2 252 kr to pay you 7 166 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.50 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 41.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 85 992 kr a year living in the region of Kalmar, Sweden, you will be taxed 20 305 kr. That means that your net pay will be 65 687 kr per year, or 5 474 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% and your marginal tax rate is 28.3%. 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 28.25 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.75 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 718 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 588 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 78 399
8.8%
1
Canada
SEK 66 494
22.7%
2
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.