Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 666 kr
Municipal tax
- 847 kr
Other tax
- 33.85 kr
Total tax
- 881 kr
Net pay
* 3 785 kr
Marginal tax rate
25.0%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 785 kr
Net pay
1 466 kr
Tax the employer pays
881 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 347 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 466 kr to pay you 4 666 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.03 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.9% tax rate now rises to 38.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55 992 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 10 569 kr. That means that your net pay will be 45 423 kr per year, or 3 785 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 18.9% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 45 423
18.9%
1
Skåne
SEK 44 737
20.1%
2
Halland
SEK 44 467
20.6%
3
Södermanland
SEK 44 355
20.8%
4
Uppsala
SEK 44 355
20.8%
5
Värmland
SEK 44 319
20.8%
6
Örebro
SEK 44 331
20.8%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 44 283
20.9%
8
Jönköping
SEK 44 160
21.1%
9
Kronoberg
SEK 44 160
21.1%
10
Västmanland
SEK 44 197
21.1%
11
Östergötland
SEK 44 172
21.1%
12
Dalarna
SEK 44 098
21.2%
13
Gotland
SEK 44 098
21.2%
14
Kalmar
SEK 44 072
21.3%
15
Gävleborg
SEK 44 036
21.4%
16
Jämtland
SEK 43 889
21.6%
17
Blekinge
SEK 43 829
21.7%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 43 791
21.8%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 43 741
21.9%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 43 668
22.0%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 55 992
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 55 992
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 55 992
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 55 992
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 55 992
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 52 437
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 51 889
7.3%
7
Italy
SEK 50 846
9.2%
8
France
SEK 50 561
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 49 833
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 49 805
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 48 713
13.0%
12
Hungary
SEK 45 633
18.5%
13
Sweden
SEK 45 423
18.9%
14
Ukraine
SEK 45 074
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 43 967
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 43 758
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 41 686
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 38 774
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 38 075
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 37 012
33.9%
21
Netherlands
SEK 35 231
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 32 755
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 51 142
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 45 563
18.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 55 992
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 55 992
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 54 157
3.3%
3
Thailand
SEK 52 947
5.4%
4
Philippines
SEK 52 249
6.7%
5
Singapore
SEK 51 763
7.6%
6
Taiwan
SEK 51 036
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SEK 50 229
10.3%
8
South Korea
SEK 49 664
11.3%
9
Malaysia
SEK 49 375
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 49 335
11.9%
11
India
SEK 49 273
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 46 347
17.2%
13
Japan
SEK 45 498
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 44 346
20.8%
15
China
SEK 42 092
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
SEK 55 023
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
SEK 51 541
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SEK 50 701
9.5%
3
Brazil
SEK 50 697
9.5%
4
Guatemala
SEK 50 623
9.6%
5
Mexico
SEK 50 309
10.2%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 50 113
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 49 833
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 48 993
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 46 137
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 44 738
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 36 345
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 55 244
1.3%
1
Morocco
SEK 50 226
10.3%
2
Cameroon
SEK 46 068
17.7%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 45 652
18.5%
4
Kenya
SEK 45 051
19.5%
5
Mozambique
SEK 44 811
20.0%
6
Ghana
SEK 42 539
24.0%
7
Angola
SEK 42 264
24.5%
8
Zambia
SEK 40 672
27.4%
9
Senegal
SEK 39 663
29.2%
10
Uganda
SEK 39 588
29.3%
11
Nigeria
SEK 39 436
29.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 53 192
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 53 192
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 51 513
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 51 513
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 51 372
8.3%
5
Kuwait
SEK 49 833
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 48 629
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 44 115
21.2%
8
Lebanon
SEK 44 049
21.3%
9
Turkey
SEK 34 668
38.1%
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.