Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2 499 kr
Municipal tax
- 271 kr
Other tax
- 10.01 kr
Total tax
- 281 kr
Net pay
* 2 218 kr
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
11.2%
88.8%
Net pay
11.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2 218 kr
Net pay
785 kr
Tax the employer pays
281 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1 066 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 785 kr to pay you 2 499 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.27 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.2% tax rate now rises to 32.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 21.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 29 988 kr a year living in the region of Uppsala, Sweden, you will be taxed 3 372 kr. That means that your net pay will be 26 616 kr per year, or 2 218 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 11.2% and your marginal tax rate is 34.3%. 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 34.26 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 65.74 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 657 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 287 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 26 925
10.2%
1
Skåne
SEK 26 732
10.9%
2
Halland
SEK 26 653
11.1%
3
Södermanland
SEK 26 616
11.2%
4
Uppsala
SEK 26 616
11.2%
5
Örebro
SEK 26 616
11.2%
6
Värmland
SEK 26 611
11.3%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 26 599
11.3%
8
Jönköping
SEK 26 566
11.4%
9
Kronoberg
SEK 26 566
11.4%
10
Västmanland
SEK 26 578
11.4%
11
Östergötland
SEK 26 566
11.4%
12
Dalarna
SEK 26 550
11.5%
13
Gotland
SEK 26 550
11.5%
14
Gävleborg
SEK 26 533
11.5%
15
Kalmar
SEK 26 538
11.5%
16
Blekinge
SEK 26 467
11.7%
17
Jämtland
SEK 26 484
11.7%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 26 455
11.8%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 26 439
11.8%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 26 422
11.9%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 29 988
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 29 988
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 29 988
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 29 988
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 29 988
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 28 084
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 27 653
7.8%
7
Italy
SEK 27 232
9.2%
8
France
SEK 27 079
9.7%
9
Sweden
SEK 26 925
10.2%
10
Czech Republic
SEK 26 689
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
SEK 26 674
11.1%
12
Russia
SEK 26 090
13.0%
13
Hungary
SEK 24 440
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 24 140
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 23 548
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 23 436
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 22 326
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 20 767
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 20 392
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 19 517
34.9%
21
Netherlands
SEK 18 867
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 17 543
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 27 391
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 26 432
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 29 988
0.0%
1
Singapore
SEK 29 988
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SEK 29 988
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SEK 29 708
0.9%
4
Thailand
SEK 28 489
5.0%
5
Philippines
SEK 28 248
5.8%
6
Indonesia
SEK 27 555
8.1%
7
Taiwan
SEK 27 334
8.9%
8
South Korea
SEK 26 783
10.7%
9
Malaysia
SEK 26 438
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 26 422
11.9%
11
India
SEK 26 389
12.0%
12
China
SEK 26 034
13.2%
13
Vietnam
SEK 25 409
15.3%
14
Japan
SEK 24 368
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
SEK 23 750
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SEK 29 197
2.6%
1
Colombia
SEK 29 968
7.4%
2
Brazil
SEK 27 687
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
SEK 27 604
8.0%
4
Ecuador
SEK 27 154
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SEK 27 113
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 26 839
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 26 689
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 26 240
12.5%
9
Argentina
SEK 24 890
17.0%
10
Chile
SEK 24 710
17.6%
11
Uruguay
SEK 24 560
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 29 688
1.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 27 967
6.7%
2
Kenya
SEK 25 839
13.8%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 25 766
14.1%
4
Zambia
SEK 25 707
14.3%
5
Cameroon
SEK 25 301
15.6%
6
Mozambique
SEK 24 788
17.3%
7
Ghana
SEK 24 072
19.7%
8
Senegal
SEK 23 198
22.6%
9
Angola
SEK 23 081
23.0%
10
Uganda
SEK 22 743
24.2%
11
Nigeria
SEK 21 748
27.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 29 988
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 28 489
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 28 489
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 27 589
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 27 589
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 26 689
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 26 045
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 24 546
18.2%
8
Egypt
SEK 23 537
21.5%
9
Turkey
SEK 19 523
34.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Uppsala 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.