Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5 864 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 133 kr
Other tax
- 45.14 kr
Total tax
- 1 178 kr
Net pay
* 4 686 kr
Marginal tax rate
24.8%
Average tax rate
20.1%
79.9%
Net pay
20.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4 686 kr
Net pay
1 842 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 178 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 021 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 842 kr to pay you 5 864 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.15 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.1% tax rate now rises to 39.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 70 368 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 14 139 kr. That means that your net pay will be 56 229 kr per year, or 4 686 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 20.1% and your marginal tax rate is 24.8%. 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 24.80 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 75.20 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 752 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 760 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 56 229
20.1%
1
Skåne
SEK 55 328
21.4%
2
Halland
SEK 54 972
21.9%
3
Södermanland
SEK 54 810
22.1%
4
Uppsala
SEK 54 810
22.1%
5
Örebro
SEK 54 786
22.1%
6
Värmland
SEK 54 762
22.2%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 54 714
22.2%
8
Västmanland
SEK 54 604
22.4%
9
Östergötland
SEK 54 577
22.4%
10
Jönköping
SEK 54 556
22.5%
11
Kronoberg
SEK 54 553
22.5%
12
Dalarna
SEK 54 469
22.6%
13
Gotland
SEK 54 469
22.6%
14
Kalmar
SEK 54 433
22.6%
15
Gävleborg
SEK 54 394
22.7%
16
Jämtland
SEK 54 185
23.0%
17
Blekinge
SEK 54 113
23.1%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 54 062
23.2%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 53 999
23.3%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 53 903
23.4%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 70 368
0.0%
1
Ireland
SEK 70 368
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 69 351
1.5%
3
Norway
SEK 68 691
2.4%
4
Spain
SEK 65 900
6.4%
5
Switzerland
SEK 65 287
7.2%
6
Italy
SEK 63 901
9.2%
7
France
SEK 63 542
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
SEK 62 628
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
SEK 62 591
11.1%
10
Russia
SEK 61 220
13.0%
11
Hungary
SEK 57 350
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SEK 56 646
19.5%
13
Germany
SEK 56 523
19.7%
14
Sweden
SEK 56 229
20.1%
15
Poland
SEK 55 256
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 54 993
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 52 357
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 48 730
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 47 850
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 46 684
33.7%
21
Netherlands
SEK 44 285
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 41 165
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 64 293
8.6%
1
Canada
SEK 55 546
21.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 70 368
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 70 368
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 66 736
5.2%
3
Thailand
SEK 66 521
5.5%
4
Taiwan
SEK 64 140
8.9%
5
Philippines
SEK 63 591
9.6%
6
South Korea
SEK 62 219
11.6%
7
Malaysia
SEK 62 092
11.8%
8
Indonesia
SEK 62 082
11.8%
9
New Zealand
SEK 62 001
11.9%
10
India
SEK 59 025
16.1%
11
Singapore
SEK 57 427
18.4%
12
Vietnam
SEK 57 397
18.4%
13
Japan
SEK 57 180
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 55 731
20.8%
15
China
SEK 52 508
25.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SEK 64 774
8.0%
1
Colombia
SEK 64 739
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SEK 63 718
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SEK 63 621
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SEK 62 979
10.5%
5
Panama
SEK 62 627
11.0%
6
Brazil
SEK 62 314
11.5%
7
Mexico
SEK 62 272
11.5%
8
Peru
SEK 61 572
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 57 983
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 56 224
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 45 664
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 66 896
4.9%
1
Morocco
SEK 61 113
13.2%
2
Cameroon
SEK 56 138
20.2%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 56 066
20.3%
4
Mozambique
SEK 55 881
20.6%
5
Kenya
SEK 55 016
21.8%
6
Angola
SEK 52 819
24.9%
7
Ghana
SEK 52 728
25.1%
8
Nigeria
SEK 49 214
30.1%
9
Uganda
SEK 48 932
30.5%
10
Senegal
SEK 48 842
30.6%
11
Zambia
SEK 48 794
30.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 66 850
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 66 850
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 64 738
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 64 739
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 63 331
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 62 628
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 61 115
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 55 256
21.5%
8
Lebanon
SEK 54 831
22.1%
9
Turkey
SEK 43 041
38.8%
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.