Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 604 kr
Municipal tax
- 832 kr
Other tax
- 33.22 kr
Total tax
- 865 kr
Net pay
* 3 739 kr
Marginal tax rate
25.0%
Average tax rate
18.8%
81.2%
Net pay
18.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 739 kr
Net pay
1 447 kr
Tax the employer pays
865 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 312 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 447 kr to pay you 4 604 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.02 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.8% tax rate now rises to 38.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55 248 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 10 383 kr. That means that your net pay will be 44 865 kr per year, or 3 739 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 18.8% and your marginal tax rate is 25.0%. 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 25 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 75 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 750 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 750 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 55 248
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 55 248
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 55 248
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 55 248
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 55 248
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 51 740
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 51 195
7.3%
7
Italy
SEK 50 171
9.2%
8
France
SEK 49 889
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 49 171
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 49 143
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 48 066
13.0%
12
Hungary
SEK 45 027
18.5%
13
Sweden
SEK 44 865
18.8%
14
Ukraine
SEK 44 475
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 43 383
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 43 177
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 41 132
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 38 259
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 37 569
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 36 511
33.9%
21
Netherlands
SEK 34 763
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 32 320
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 50 463
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 45 046
18.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 55 248
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 55 248
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 53 506
3.2%
3
Thailand
SEK 52 265
5.4%
4
Philippines
SEK 51 662
6.5%
5
Singapore
SEK 51 457
6.9%
6
Taiwan
SEK 50 358
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SEK 49 615
10.2%
8
South Korea
SEK 49 014
11.3%
9
Malaysia
SEK 48 715
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 48 679
11.9%
11
India
SEK 48 618
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 45 767
17.2%
13
Japan
SEK 44 894
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 43 756
20.8%
15
China
SEK 41 533
24.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 54 527
1.3%
1
Morocco
SEK 49 617
10.2%
2
Cameroon
SEK 45 518
17.6%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 45 113
18.3%
4
Kenya
SEK 44 531
19.4%
5
Mozambique
SEK 44 238
19.9%
6
Ghana
SEK 42 011
24.0%
7
Angola
SEK 41 716
24.5%
8
Zambia
SEK 40 251
27.1%
9
Senegal
SEK 39 184
29.1%
10
Uganda
SEK 39 104
29.2%
11
Nigeria
SEK 38 930
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 52 486
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 52 486
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
SEK 51 138
7.4%
3
Bahrain
SEK 50 828
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 50 828
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 49 171
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 47 983
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 43 538
21.2%
8
Lebanon
SEK 43 491
21.3%
9
Turkey
SEK 34 235
38.0%
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.