Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6 001 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 362 kr
Other tax
- 50.01 kr
Total tax
- 1 412 kr
Net pay
* 4 589 kr
Marginal tax rate
29.0%
Average tax rate
23.5%
76.5%
Net pay
23.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4 589 kr
Net pay
1 886 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 412 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 297 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 886 kr to pay you 6 001 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.49 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.5% tax rate now rises to 41.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 72 012 kr a year living in the region of Norrbotten, Sweden, you will be taxed 16 941 kr. That means that your net pay will be 55 071 kr per year, or 4 589 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 23.5% 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 29 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71 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 3 550 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 57 465
20.2%
1
Skåne
SEK 56 535
21.5%
2
Halland
SEK 56 169
22.0%
3
Södermanland
SEK 56 001
22.2%
4
Uppsala
SEK 56 001
22.2%
5
Värmland
SEK 55 953
22.3%
6
Örebro
SEK 55 977
22.3%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 55 905
22.4%
8
Västmanland
SEK 55 791
22.5%
9
Jönköping
SEK 55 743
22.6%
10
Kronoberg
SEK 55 737
22.6%
11
Östergötland
SEK 55 761
22.6%
12
Dalarna
SEK 55 653
22.7%
13
Gotland
SEK 55 653
22.7%
14
Gävleborg
SEK 55 575
22.8%
15
Kalmar
SEK 55 617
22.8%
16
Jämtland
SEK 55 359
23.1%
17
Blekinge
SEK 55 287
23.2%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 55 233
23.3%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 55 167
23.4%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 55 071
23.5%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 72 012
0.0%
1
Ireland
SEK 72 012
0.0%
2
Norway
SEK 69 924
2.9%
3
Austria
SEK 69 271
3.8%
4
Spain
SEK 67 439
6.4%
5
Switzerland
SEK 66 819
7.2%
6
Italy
SEK 65 394
9.2%
7
France
SEK 65 027
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
SEK 64 091
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
SEK 64 053
11.1%
10
Russia
SEK 62 650
13.0%
11
Hungary
SEK 58 690
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SEK 57 970
19.5%
13
Germany
SEK 57 844
19.7%
14
Sweden
SEK 57 465
20.2%
15
Poland
SEK 56 547
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 56 278
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 53 526
25.7%
18
Finland
SEK 49 868
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 48 968
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 47 790
33.6%
21
Netherlands
SEK 45 319
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 42 127
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 65 801
8.6%
1
Canada
SEK 56 688
21.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 72 012
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 72 012
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 68 175
5.3%
3
Thailand
SEK 68 083
5.5%
4
Taiwan
SEK 65 638
8.9%
5
Philippines
SEK 64 888
9.9%
6
South Korea
SEK 63 655
11.6%
7
Malaysia
SEK 63 543
11.8%
8
New Zealand
SEK 63 450
11.9%
9
Indonesia
SEK 63 437
11.9%
10
India
SEK 60 130
16.5%
11
Vietnam
SEK 58 648
18.6%
12
Japan
SEK 58 516
18.7%
13
Singapore
SEK 58 085
19.3%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 57 034
20.8%
15
China
SEK 53 189
26.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SEK 66 287
8.0%
1
Colombia
SEK 66 251
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SEK 65 207
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SEK 65 107
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SEK 64 451
10.5%
5
Panama
SEK 64 091
11.0%
6
Brazil
SEK 63 607
11.7%
7
Mexico
SEK 63 579
11.7%
8
Peru
SEK 63 011
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 59 338
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 57 538
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 46 732
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 68 227
5.3%
1
Morocco
SEK 62 238
13.6%
2
Cameroon
SEK 57 268
20.5%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 57 220
20.5%
4
Mozambique
SEK 57 146
20.6%
5
Kenya
SEK 56 152
22.0%
6
Angola
SEK 54 023
25.0%
7
Ghana
SEK 53 893
25.2%
8
Nigeria
SEK 50 332
30.1%
9
Uganda
SEK 50 001
30.6%
10
Senegal
SEK 49 850
30.8%
11
Zambia
SEK 49 723
31.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 68 411
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 68 411
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 66 251
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 66 251
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 64 811
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 64 091
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 62 542
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 56 530
21.5%
8
Lebanon
SEK 56 064
22.2%
9
Turkey
SEK 43 998
38.9%
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.