Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6 500 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 285 kr
Other tax
- 51.14 kr
Total tax
- 1 336 kr
Net pay
* 5 164 kr
Marginal tax rate
24.7%
Average tax rate
20.5%
79.5%
Net pay
20.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5 164 kr
Net pay
2 042 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 336 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 378 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2 042 kr to pay you 6 500 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.20 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.5% tax rate now rises to 39.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 78 000 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 16 029 kr. That means that your net pay will be 61 971 kr per year, or 5 164 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 20.6% and your marginal tax rate is 24.7%. 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 24.70 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 75.30 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 753 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 765 kr of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 78 000
0.0%
1
Ireland
SEK 78 000
0.0%
2
Norway
SEK 74 415
4.6%
3
Spain
SEK 73 047
6.4%
4
Switzerland
SEK 72 400
7.2%
5
Italy
SEK 70 832
9.2%
6
France
SEK 70 434
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
SEK 69 420
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
SEK 69 374
11.1%
9
Austria
SEK 68 981
11.6%
10
Russia
SEK 67 860
13.0%
11
Hungary
SEK 63 570
18.5%
12
Ukraine
SEK 62 790
19.5%
13
Germany
SEK 62 653
19.7%
14
Sweden
SEK 61 971
20.6%
15
Poland
SEK 61 249
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 60 958
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 57 784
25.9%
18
Finland
SEK 54 015
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 53 040
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 51 819
33.6%
21
Netherlands
SEK 49 085
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 45 630
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 71 252
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 60 847
22.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 78 000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 78 000
0.0%
2
Thailand
SEK 73 772
5.4%
3
Pakistan
SEK 73 414
5.9%
4
Taiwan
SEK 71 096
8.9%
5
Philippines
SEK 69 508
10.9%
6
South Korea
SEK 68 884
11.7%
7
Malaysia
SEK 68 829
11.8%
8
New Zealand
SEK 68 726
11.9%
9
Indonesia
SEK 68 374
12.3%
10
India
SEK 64 154
17.8%
11
Japan
SEK 63 382
18.7%
12
Vietnam
SEK 63 203
19.0%
13
Singapore
SEK 62 438
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 61 776
20.8%
15
China
SEK 56 030
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
SEK 71 799
8.0%
1
Colombia
SEK 71 760
8.0%
2
Ecuador
SEK 70 629
9.5%
3
Guatemala
SEK 70 521
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
SEK 69 810
10.5%
5
Panama
SEK 69 420
11.0%
6
Mexico
SEK 68 343
12.4%
7
Peru
SEK 68 250
12.5%
8
Brazil
SEK 68 148
12.6%
9
Chile
SEK 64 272
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 62 322
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 50 624
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 73 078
6.3%
1
Morocco
SEK 66 302
15.0%
2
Mozambique
SEK 61 757
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 61 423
21.3%
4
Cameroon
SEK 61 384
21.3%
5
Kenya
SEK 60 288
22.7%
6
Angola
SEK 58 409
25.1%
7
Ghana
SEK 58 137
25.5%
8
Nigeria
SEK 54 405
30.3%
9
Uganda
SEK 53 893
30.9%
10
Senegal
SEK 53 601
31.3%
11
Zambia
SEK 53 106
31.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 74 100
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 74 100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 71 760
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 71 760
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 70 200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 69 420
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 67 743
13.2%
7
Egypt
SEK 61 171
21.6%
8
Lebanon
SEK 60 555
22.4%
9
Turkey
SEK 47 437
39.2%
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.