Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
101 500 kr
Municipal tax
- 29 922 kr
Income Tax
- 11 890 kr
Other tax
- 282 kr
Total tax
- 42 094 kr
Net pay
* 59 406 kr
Marginal tax rate
50.0%
Average tax rate
41.5%
58.5%
Net pay
41.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
59 406 kr
Net pay
31 891 kr
Tax the employer pays
42 094 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
73 985 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 31 891 kr to pay you 101 500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 7.29 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
55.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.5% tax rate now rises to 55.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1 218 000 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 505 128 kr. That means that your net pay will be 712 872 kr per year, or 59 406 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 41.5% and your marginal tax rate is 50.0%. 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 50 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 50 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 500 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 2 500 kr of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 712 872
41.5%
1
Skåne
SEK 688 906
43.4%
2
Halland
SEK 679 519
44.2%
3
Södermanland
SEK 675 302
44.6%
4
Uppsala
SEK 675 302
44.6%
5
Örebro
SEK 674 707
44.6%
6
Värmland
SEK 674 100
44.7%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 672 900
44.8%
8
Västmanland
SEK 670 003
45.0%
9
Jönköping
SEK 668 683
45.1%
10
Kronoberg
SEK 668 446
45.1%
11
Östergötland
SEK 669 041
45.1%
12
Dalarna
SEK 666 271
45.3%
13
Gotland
SEK 666 271
45.3%
14
Kalmar
SEK 665 429
45.4%
15
Gävleborg
SEK 664 226
45.5%
16
Jämtland
SEK 658 810
45.9%
17
Blekinge
SEK 657 002
46.1%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 655 435
46.2%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 653 868
46.3%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 651 348
46.5%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SEK 1 059 660
13.0%
1
Hungary
SEK 992 670
18.5%
2
Ukraine
SEK 980 490
19.5%
3
Switzerland
SEK 932 308
23.5%
4
Czech Republic
SEK 926 375
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
SEK 819 766
32.7%
6
France
SEK 815 555
33.0%
7
Norway
SEK 786 766
35.4%
8
Spain
SEK 774 848
36.4%
9
Denmark
SEK 764 125
37.3%
10
Ireland
SEK 745 689
38.8%
11
Austria
SEK 744 142
38.9%
12
Poland
SEK 730 999
40.0%
13
Netherlands
SEK 714 861
41.3%
14
Sweden
SEK 712 872
41.5%
15
Romania
SEK 712 530
41.5%
16
Greece
SEK 704 430
42.2%
17
Luxembourg
SEK 687 195
43.6%
18
Germany
SEK 666 075
45.3%
19
Italy
SEK 631 726
48.1%
20
Finland
SEK 614 927
49.5%
21
Portugal
SEK 566 101
53.5%
22
Belgium
SEK 514 374
57.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 862 281
29.2%
1
Canada
SEK 792 705
34.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SEK 1 046 620
14.1%
1
Kazakhstan
SEK 1 022 269
16.1%
2
Singapore
SEK 999 920
17.9%
3
Taiwan
SEK 968 385
20.5%
4
China
SEK 930 301
23.6%
5
Thailand
SEK 924 139
24.1%
6
South Korea
SEK 873 545
28.3%
7
Indonesia
SEK 863 768
29.1%
8
New Zealand
SEK 858 754
29.5%
9
Australia
SEK 849 336
30.3%
10
Japan
SEK 842 151
30.9%
11
Pakistan
SEK 840 291
31.0%
12
Malaysia
SEK 827 274
32.1%
13
Philippines
SEK 827 099
32.1%
14
Vietnam
SEK 809 538
33.5%
15
India
SEK 681 490
44.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SEK 1 086 467
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
SEK 938 343
23.0%
2
Chile
SEK 932 125
23.5%
3
Colombia
SEK 893 964
26.6%
4
Uruguay
SEK 893 851
26.6%
5
Brazil
SEK 889 150
27.0%
6
Panama
SEK 885 301
27.3%
7
Puerto Rico
SEK 864 314
29.0%
8
Ecuador
SEK 843 028
30.8%
9
Mexico
SEK 835 552
31.4%
10
Peru
SEK 831 679
31.7%
11
Argentina
SEK 791 624
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
SEK 887 977
27.1%
1
Kenya
SEK 858 103
29.6%
2
Nigeria
SEK 829 833
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 818 128
32.8%
4
Ghana
SEK 816 540
33.0%
5
Mozambique
SEK 815 719
33.0%
6
South Africa
SEK 777 961
36.1%
7
Morocco
SEK 762 635
37.4%
8
Cameroon
SEK 754 964
38.0%
9
Zambia
SEK 752 241
38.2%
10
Senegal
SEK 743 223
39.0%
11
Uganda
SEK 708 703
41.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 1 157 100
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 1 157 100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 1 120 560
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 1 120 560
8.0%
4
Kuwait
SEK 1 102 723
9.5%
5
Saudi Arabia
SEK 1 096 200
10.0%
6
Egypt
SEK 916 501
24.8%
7
Lebanon
SEK 915 555
24.8%
8
Israel
SEK 822 733
32.5%
9
Turkey
SEK 711 457
41.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Stockholm 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.