Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7 250 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 464 kr
Other tax
- 58.28 kr
Total tax
- 1 522 kr
Net pay
* 5 728 kr
Marginal tax rate
25.0%
Average tax rate
21.0%
79.0%
Net pay
21.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5 728 kr
Net pay
2 278 kr
Tax the employer pays
1 522 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3 800 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2 278 kr to pay you 7 250 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 5.24 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21% tax rate now rises to 39.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 87 000 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 18 267 kr. That means that your net pay will be 68 733 kr per year, or 5 728 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 21.0% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 79 301
8.9%
1
Canada
SEK 67 242
22.7%
2
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.