Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5 815 kr
Municipal tax
- 1 718 kr
Income Tax
- 775 kr
Other tax
- 14.95 kr
Total tax
- 2 508 kr
Net pay
* 3 307 kr
Marginal tax rate
50.0%
Average tax rate
43.1%
56.9%
Net pay
43.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 307 kr
Net pay
1 827 kr
Tax the employer pays
2 508 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4 335 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 827 kr to pay you 5 815 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 7.45 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
56.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.1% tax rate now rises to 56.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1 511 900 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 652 045 kr. That means that your net pay will be 859 855 kr per year, or 71 655 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 43.1% 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 49.99 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 50.01 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 859 855
43.1%
1
Skåne
SEK 830 053
45.1%
2
Halland
SEK 818 364
45.9%
3
Södermanland
SEK 813 125
46.2%
4
Uppsala
SEK 813 125
46.2%
5
Värmland
SEK 811 626
46.3%
6
Örebro
SEK 812 372
46.3%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 810 129
46.4%
8
Västmanland
SEK 806 527
46.7%
9
Östergötland
SEK 805 331
46.7%
10
Jönköping
SEK 804 881
46.8%
11
Kronoberg
SEK 804 588
46.8%
12
Dalarna
SEK 801 886
47.0%
13
Gotland
SEK 801 886
47.0%
14
Kalmar
SEK 800 839
47.0%
15
Gävleborg
SEK 799 340
47.1%
16
Jämtland
SEK 792 595
47.6%
17
Blekinge
SEK 790 352
47.7%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 788 406
47.9%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 786 457
48.0%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 783 314
48.2%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SEK 1 315 353
13.0%
1
Hungary
SEK 1 232 199
18.5%
2
Ukraine
SEK 1 217 079
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
SEK 1 152 678
23.8%
4
Switzerland
SEK 1 124 805
25.6%
5
United Kingdom
SEK 986 554
34.8%
6
France
SEK 971 349
35.8%
7
Norway
SEK 944 155
37.6%
8
Spain
SEK 934 798
38.2%
9
Denmark
SEK 914 666
39.5%
10
Austria
SEK 912 388
39.7%
11
Poland
SEK 900 152
40.5%
12
Ireland
SEK 886 761
41.4%
13
Romania
SEK 884 461
41.5%
14
Greece
SEK 869 014
42.5%
15
Netherlands
SEK 863 280
42.9%
16
Sweden
SEK 859 855
43.1%
17
Luxembourg
SEK 818 825
45.8%
18
Germany
SEK 817 053
46.0%
19
Italy
SEK 765 098
49.4%
20
Finland
SEK 723 140
52.2%
21
Portugal
SEK 679 252
55.1%
22
Belgium
SEK 624 234
58.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 1 040 403
31.2%
1
Canada
SEK 946 121
37.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SEK 1 290 557
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
SEK 1 286 779
14.9%
2
Singapore
SEK 1 243 418
17.8%
3
Taiwan
SEK 1 171 472
22.5%
4
Thailand
SEK 1 127 685
25.4%
5
China
SEK 1 121 336
25.8%
6
Indonesia
SEK 1 062 444
29.7%
7
South Korea
SEK 1 043 600
31.0%
8
New Zealand
SEK 1 038 034
31.3%
9
Pakistan
SEK 1 031 326
31.8%
10
Japan
SEK 1 023 129
32.3%
11
Malaysia
SEK 1 015 150
32.9%
12
Philippines
SEK 1 014 600
32.9%
13
Australia
SEK 1 010 223
33.2%
14
Vietnam
SEK 1 000 573
33.8%
15
India
SEK 816 927
46.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SEK 1 346 592
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
SEK 1 138 018
24.7%
2
Chile
SEK 1 123 160
25.7%
3
Uruguay
SEK 1 114 062
26.3%
4
Colombia
SEK 1 108 328
26.7%
5
Brazil
SEK 1 102 228
27.1%
6
Panama
SEK 1 081 480
28.5%
7
Puerto Rico
SEK 1 038 743
31.3%
8
Mexico
SEK 1 029 526
31.9%
9
Peru
SEK 1 011 693
33.1%
10
Ecuador
SEK 1 010 753
33.2%
11
Argentina
SEK 982 659
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
SEK 1 101 789
27.1%
1
Kenya
SEK 1 063 833
29.6%
2
Nigeria
SEK 1 029 744
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 1 018 664
32.6%
4
Ghana
SEK 1 010 955
33.1%
5
Mozambique
SEK 1 006 754
33.4%
6
Morocco
SEK 940 735
37.8%
7
South Africa
SEK 939 606
37.9%
8
Cameroon
SEK 933 905
38.2%
9
Zambia
SEK 932 990
38.3%
10
Senegal
SEK 919 563
39.2%
11
Uganda
SEK 870 348
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 1 436 305
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 1 436 305
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 1 399 752
7.4%
3
Kuwait
SEK 1 396 623
7.6%
4
Oman
SEK 1 390 948
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
SEK 1 360 710
10.0%
6
Egypt
SEK 1 136 926
24.8%
7
Lebanon
SEK 1 135 980
24.9%
8
Israel
SEK 990 019
34.5%
9
Turkey
SEK 882 627
41.6%
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.