Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 625 kr
Municipal tax
- 979 kr
Other tax
- 36.43 kr
Total tax
- 1 015 kr
Net pay
* 3 610 kr
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
21.9%
78.1%
Net pay
21.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 610 kr
Net pay
1 453 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 015 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 468 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 453 kr to pay you 4 625 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.34 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.9% tax rate now rises to 40.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55 500 kr a year living in the region of Norrbotten, Sweden, you will be taxed 12 182 kr. That means that your net pay will be 43 318 kr per year, or 3 610 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 22.0% and your marginal tax rate is 28.9%. 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 28.94 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.06 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 711 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 553 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 50 693
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 45 221
18.5%
2
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.