Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20 708 kr
Municipal tax
- 6 449 kr
Other tax
- 160 kr
Total tax
- 6 609 kr
Net pay
* 14 099 kr
Marginal tax rate
38.6%
Average tax rate
31.9%
68.1%
Net pay
31.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14 099 kr
Net pay
6 506 kr
Tax the employer pays
6 609 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13 116 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6 506 kr to pay you 20 708 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.33 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.9% tax rate now rises to 48.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 248 496 kr a year living in the region of Norrbotten, Sweden, you will be taxed 79 313 kr. That means that your net pay will be 169 183 kr per year, or 14 099 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% and your marginal tax rate is 38.6%. 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 38.62 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.38 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 614 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 069 kr of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 209 366
15.8%
1
Canada
SEK 184 619
25.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 201 612
18.9%
1
Mozambique
SEK 184 871
25.6%
2
Angola
SEK 182 663
26.5%
3
Kenya
SEK 179 450
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
SEK 175 325
29.5%
5
Ghana
SEK 175 213
29.5%
6
Morocco
SEK 175 127
29.5%
7
Nigeria
SEK 170 377
31.4%
8
Uganda
SEK 164 715
33.7%
9
Cameroon
SEK 164 682
33.7%
10
Senegal
SEK 161 369
35.1%
11
Zambia
SEK 155 996
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 236 071
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 236 071
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 228 616
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 228 616
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 223 646
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 221 161
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 213 040
14.3%
7
Egypt
SEK 189 373
23.8%
8
Lebanon
SEK 188 427
24.2%
9
Turkey
SEK 145 303
41.5%
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.