Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5 875 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 273 kr
Other tax
- 48.50 kr
Total tax
- 1 321 kr
Net pay
* 4 554 kr
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
22.5%
77.5%
Net pay
22.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4 554 kr
Net pay
1 846 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 321 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 167 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 846 kr to pay you 5 875 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.39 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.5% tax rate now rises to 41.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 70 500 kr a year living in the region of Kronoberg, Sweden, you will be taxed 15 852 kr. That means that your net pay will be 54 648 kr per year, or 4 554 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 22.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 70 500
0.0%
1
Ireland
SEK 70 500
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 69 344
1.6%
3
Norway
SEK 68 790
2.4%
4
Spain
SEK 66 023
6.4%
5
Switzerland
SEK 65 410
7.2%
6
Italy
SEK 64 021
9.2%
7
France
SEK 63 661
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
SEK 62 745
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
SEK 62 709
11.1%
10
Russia
SEK 61 335
13.0%
11
Hungary
SEK 57 458
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SEK 56 752
19.5%
13
Germany
SEK 56 629
19.7%
14
Sweden
SEK 56 328
20.1%
15
Poland
SEK 55 359
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 55 096
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 52 451
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 48 821
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 47 940
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 46 773
33.7%
21
Netherlands
SEK 44 368
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 41 243
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 64 414
8.6%
1
Canada
SEK 55 638
21.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 70 500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 70 500
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 66 852
5.2%
3
Thailand
SEK 66 647
5.5%
4
Taiwan
SEK 64 260
8.9%
5
Philippines
SEK 63 695
9.7%
6
South Korea
SEK 62 334
11.6%
7
Malaysia
SEK 62 208
11.8%
8
Indonesia
SEK 62 191
11.8%
9
New Zealand
SEK 62 118
11.9%
10
India
SEK 59 114
16.2%
11
Vietnam
SEK 57 497
18.4%
12
Singapore
SEK 57 480
18.5%
13
Japan
SEK 57 287
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 55 836
20.8%
15
China
SEK 52 562
25.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SEK 64 895
8.0%
1
Colombia
SEK 64 860
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SEK 63 838
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SEK 63 740
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SEK 63 098
10.5%
5
Panama
SEK 62 745
11.0%
6
Brazil
SEK 62 418
11.5%
7
Mexico
SEK 62 377
11.5%
8
Peru
SEK 61 687
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 58 092
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 56 330
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 45 749
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 67 003
5.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 61 204
13.2%
2
Cameroon
SEK 56 229
20.2%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 56 158
20.3%
4
Mozambique
SEK 55 982
20.6%
5
Kenya
SEK 55 108
21.8%
6
Angola
SEK 52 916
24.9%
7
Ghana
SEK 52 821
25.1%
8
Nigeria
SEK 49 304
30.1%
9
Uganda
SEK 49 018
30.5%
10
Senegal
SEK 48 923
30.6%
11
Zambia
SEK 48 869
30.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 66 975
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 66 975
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 64 860
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 64 860
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 63 450
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 62 745
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 61 229
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 55 358
21.5%
8
Lebanon
SEK 54 930
22.1%
9
Turkey
SEK 43 118
38.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Kronoberg 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.