Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1 802 kr
Municipal tax
- 44.59 kr
Other tax
- 1.05 kr
Total tax
- 45.64 kr
Net pay
* 1 756 kr
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
2.5%
97.5%
Net pay
2.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1 756 kr
Net pay
566 kr
Tax the employer pays
45.64 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
612 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 566 kr to pay you 1 802 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.40 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.5% tax rate now rises to 25.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21 624 kr a year living in the region of Norrbotten, Sweden, you will be taxed 548 kr. That means that your net pay will be 21 076 kr per year, or 1 756 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 2.5% and your marginal tax rate is 36.0%. 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 36.04 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 63.96 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 640 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 198 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 21 153
2.2%
1
Skåne
SEK 21 131
2.3%
2
Dalarna
SEK 21 101
2.4%
3
Gotland
SEK 21 101
2.4%
4
Gävleborg
SEK 21 099
2.4%
5
Halland
SEK 21 112
2.4%
6
Jönköping
SEK 21 103
2.4%
7
Kalmar
SEK 21 099
2.4%
8
Kronoberg
SEK 21 103
2.4%
9
Södermanland
SEK 21 108
2.4%
10
Uppsala
SEK 21 108
2.4%
11
Värmland
SEK 21 108
2.4%
12
Västmanland
SEK 21 105
2.4%
13
Västra Götaland
SEK 21 106
2.4%
14
Örebro
SEK 21 108
2.4%
15
Östergötland
SEK 21 103
2.4%
16
Blekinge
SEK 21 092
2.5%
17
Jämtland
SEK 21 094
2.5%
18
Norrbotten
SEK 21 076
2.5%
19
Västerbotten
SEK 21 090
2.5%
20
Västernorrland
SEK 21 078
2.5%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 21 624
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 21 624
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 21 624
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 21 624
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 21 624
0.0%
5
Sweden
SEK 21 153
2.2%
6
Spain
SEK 20 251
6.4%
7
Switzerland
SEK 19 858
8.2%
8
Italy
SEK 19 637
9.2%
9
France
SEK 19 526
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
SEK 19 245
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
SEK 19 235
11.1%
12
Russia
SEK 18 813
13.0%
13
Hungary
SEK 17 624
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 17 407
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 16 980
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 16 899
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 16 099
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 14 975
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 14 704
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 13 890
35.8%
21
Netherlands
SEK 13 612
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 12 650
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 19 751
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 19 595
9.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 21 624
0.0%
1
Singapore
SEK 21 624
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SEK 21 624
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SEK 21 496
0.6%
4
Thailand
SEK 20 543
5.0%
5
Philippines
SEK 20 310
6.1%
6
Indonesia
SEK 19 848
8.2%
7
Taiwan
SEK 19 710
8.9%
8
South Korea
SEK 19 313
10.7%
9
Malaysia
SEK 19 064
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 19 053
11.9%
11
India
SEK 19 029
12.0%
12
China
SEK 18 773
13.2%
13
Vietnam
SEK 18 386
15.0%
14
Japan
SEK 17 571
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
SEK 17 126
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SEK 21 110
2.4%
1
Brazil
SEK 20 002
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
SEK 19 905
8.0%
3
Colombia
SEK 19 894
8.0%
4
Ecuador
SEK 19 581
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SEK 19 551
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 19 353
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 19 245
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 18 921
12.5%
9
Argentina
SEK 17 948
17.0%
10
Chile
SEK 17 818
17.6%
11
Uruguay
SEK 17 710
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 21 408
1.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 20 167
6.7%
2
Zambia
SEK 20 108
7.0%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 18 888
12.7%
4
Kenya
SEK 18 873
12.7%
5
Cameroon
SEK 18 245
15.6%
6
Mozambique
SEK 17 988
16.8%
7
Senegal
SEK 17 584
18.7%
8
Ghana
SEK 17 556
18.8%
9
Uganda
SEK 17 392
19.6%
10
Angola
SEK 16 808
22.3%
11
Nigeria
SEK 16 016
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 21 624
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 20 543
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 20 543
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 19 894
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 19 894
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 19 245
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 18 780
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 18 046
16.6%
8
Egypt
SEK 17 138
20.8%
9
Turkey
SEK 14 600
32.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Norrbotten 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.