Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
72 000 kr
Municipal tax
- 21 125 kr
Income Tax
- 5 990 kr
Other tax
- 232 kr
Total tax
- 27 347 kr
Net pay
* 44 653 kr
Marginal tax rate
50.0%
Average tax rate
38.0%
62.0%
Net pay
38.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
44 653 kr
Net pay
22 622 kr
Tax the employer pays
27 347 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
49 969 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 22 622 kr to pay you 72 000 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.94 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
52.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38% tax rate now rises to 52.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 864 000 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 328 162 kr. That means that your net pay will be 535 838 kr per year, or 44 653 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 38.0% 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 49.98 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 50.02 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 2 501 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 535 838
38.0%
1
Skåne
SEK 518 926
39.9%
2
Halland
SEK 512 291
40.7%
3
Södermanland
SEK 509 320
41.1%
4
Uppsala
SEK 509 320
41.1%
5
Värmland
SEK 508 471
41.1%
6
Örebro
SEK 508 894
41.1%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 507 622
41.2%
8
Västmanland
SEK 505 577
41.5%
9
Jönköping
SEK 504 643
41.6%
10
Kronoberg
SEK 504 475
41.6%
11
Östergötland
SEK 504 898
41.6%
12
Dalarna
SEK 502 940
41.8%
13
Gotland
SEK 502 940
41.8%
14
Kalmar
SEK 502 346
41.9%
15
Gävleborg
SEK 501 497
42.0%
16
Jämtland
SEK 497 669
42.4%
17
Blekinge
SEK 496 397
42.5%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 495 293
42.7%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 494 184
42.8%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 492 401
43.0%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SEK 751 680
13.0%
1
Hungary
SEK 704 160
18.5%
2
Ukraine
SEK 695 520
19.5%
3
Switzerland
SEK 691 482
20.0%
4
Czech Republic
SEK 653 877
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
SEK 618 871
28.4%
6
France
SEK 617 212
28.6%
7
Norway
SEK 594 310
31.2%
8
Spain
SEK 581 564
32.7%
9
Ireland
SEK 575 768
33.4%
10
Denmark
SEK 573 898
33.6%
11
Austria
SEK 539 091
37.6%
12
Netherlands
SEK 536 091
38.0%
13
Sweden
SEK 535 838
38.0%
14
Poland
SEK 527 256
39.0%
15
Luxembourg
SEK 525 654
39.2%
16
Greece
SEK 509 209
41.1%
17
Romania
SEK 505 440
41.5%
18
Germany
SEK 498 936
42.3%
19
Finland
SEK 475 099
45.0%
20
Italy
SEK 471 012
45.5%
21
Portugal
SEK 449 263
48.0%
22
Belgium
SEK 382 057
55.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 638 279
26.1%
1
Canada
SEK 593 767
31.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SEK 752 800
12.9%
1
Taiwan
SEK 719 599
16.7%
2
Kazakhstan
SEK 703 669
18.6%
3
Singapore
SEK 695 100
19.6%
4
Thailand
SEK 676 339
21.7%
5
South Korea
SEK 662 270
23.4%
6
Australia
SEK 633 396
26.7%
7
China
SEK 628 947
27.2%
8
New Zealand
SEK 625 642
27.6%
9
Indonesia
SEK 624 464
27.7%
10
Japan
SEK 620 334
28.2%
11
Pakistan
SEK 610 191
29.4%
12
Malaysia
SEK 599 954
30.6%
13
Philippines
SEK 595 819
31.0%
14
Vietnam
SEK 579 438
32.9%
15
India
SEK 491 462
43.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SEK 773 148
10.5%
1
Chile
SEK 695 522
19.5%
2
Costa Rica
SEK 685 174
20.7%
3
Puerto Rico
SEK 654 215
24.3%
4
Panama
SEK 649 006
24.9%
5
Ecuador
SEK 635 031
26.5%
6
Brazil
SEK 632 500
26.8%
7
Colombia
SEK 631 964
26.9%
8
Uruguay
SEK 626 801
27.5%
9
Peru
SEK 614 854
28.8%
10
Mexico
SEK 601 944
30.3%
11
Argentina
SEK 561 524
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
SEK 630 442
27.0%
1
Kenya
SEK 610 303
29.4%
2
Nigeria
SEK 589 043
31.8%
3
Mozambique
SEK 585 619
32.2%
4
Ghana
SEK 582 369
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
SEK 576 585
33.3%
6
South Africa
SEK 576 083
33.3%
7
Morocco
SEK 548 115
36.6%
8
Cameroon
SEK 539 432
37.6%
9
Zambia
SEK 534 531
38.1%
10
Senegal
SEK 530 823
38.6%
11
Uganda
SEK 514 003
40.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 820 800
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 820 800
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 794 880
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 794 880
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 777 600
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 774 623
10.3%
6
Egypt
SEK 651 001
24.7%
7
Lebanon
SEK 650 055
24.8%
8
Israel
SEK 620 245
28.2%
9
Turkey
SEK 505 283
41.5%
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.