Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 000 kr
Municipal tax
- 804 kr
Other tax
- 30 kr
Total tax
- 834 kr
Net pay
* 3 166 kr
Marginal tax rate
29.0%
Average tax rate
20.9%
79.2%
Net pay
20.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 166 kr
Net pay
1 257 kr
Tax the employer pays
834 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 091 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 257 kr to pay you 4 000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.23 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.9% tax rate now rises to 39.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 48 000 kr a year living in the region of Norrbotten, Sweden, you will be taxed 10 008 kr. That means that your net pay will be 37 992 kr per year, or 3 166 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 20.9% and your marginal tax rate is 29.0%. 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 28.99 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.01 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 710 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 551 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 48 000
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 48 000
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 48 000
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 48 000
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 48 000
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 44 952
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 44 440
7.4%
7
Italy
SEK 43 589
9.2%
8
France
SEK 43 344
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 42 720
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 42 696
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 41 760
13.0%
12
Sweden
SEK 39 420
17.9%
13
Hungary
SEK 39 120
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 38 640
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 37 691
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 37 512
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 35 736
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 33 240
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 32 640
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 31 635
34.1%
21
Netherlands
SEK 30 204
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 28 080
41.5%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 43 843
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 40 012
16.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 48 000
0.0%
1
Singapore
SEK 48 000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SEK 48 000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SEK 47 105
1.9%
4
Philippines
SEK 45 806
4.6%
5
Thailand
SEK 45 552
5.1%
6
Taiwan
SEK 43 752
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SEK 43 639
9.1%
8
South Korea
SEK 42 685
11.1%
9
Malaysia
SEK 42 332
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 42 293
11.9%
11
India
SEK 42 240
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 39 952
16.8%
13
Japan
SEK 39 004
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 38 016
20.8%
15
China
SEK 36 084
24.8%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SEK 44 562
7.2%
1
Colombia
SEK 47 670
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
SEK 44 184
8.0%
3
Brazil
SEK 43 960
8.4%
4
Ecuador
SEK 43 464
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SEK 43 398
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 42 960
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 42 720
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 42 000
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 39 552
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 38 352
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 31 758
33.8%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 47 520
1.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 43 575
9.2%
2
Cameroon
SEK 39 939
16.8%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 39 861
17.0%
4
Kenya
SEK 39 502
17.7%
5
Mozambique
SEK 38 657
19.5%
6
Ghana
SEK 36 874
23.2%
7
Angola
SEK 36 373
24.2%
8
Zambia
SEK 36 156
24.7%
9
Senegal
SEK 34 517
28.1%
10
Uganda
SEK 34 393
28.4%
11
Nigeria
SEK 33 999
29.2%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 48 000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 45 600
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 45 600
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 44 160
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 44 160
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 42 720
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 41 688
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 38 055
20.7%
8
Egypt
SEK 37 921
21.0%
9
Turkey
SEK 30 013
37.5%
10
Show more
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.