Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4 261 kr
Municipal tax
- 750 kr
Other tax
- 29.69 kr
Total tax
- 780 kr
Net pay
* 3 481 kr
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
18.3%
81.7%
Net pay
18.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3 481 kr
Net pay
1 339 kr
Tax the employer pays
780 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2 119 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1 339 kr to pay you 4 261 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 4.97 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.3% tax rate now rises to 37.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51 132 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 9 359 kr. That means that your net pay will be 41 773 kr per year, or 3 481 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 18.3% and your marginal tax rate is 24.9%. 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 24.87 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 75.13 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 751 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 757 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 41 773
18.3%
1
Skåne
SEK 41 161
19.5%
2
Halland
SEK 40 923
20.0%
3
Södermanland
SEK 40 822
20.2%
4
Uppsala
SEK 40 822
20.2%
5
Värmland
SEK 40 786
20.2%
6
Örebro
SEK 40 804
20.2%
7
Västra Götaland
SEK 40 756
20.3%
8
Västmanland
SEK 40 686
20.4%
9
Jönköping
SEK 40 650
20.5%
10
Kronoberg
SEK 40 650
20.5%
11
Östergötland
SEK 40 662
20.5%
12
Dalarna
SEK 40 590
20.6%
13
Gotland
SEK 40 590
20.6%
14
Gävleborg
SEK 40 536
20.7%
15
Kalmar
SEK 40 572
20.7%
16
Jämtland
SEK 40 406
21.0%
17
Blekinge
SEK 40 359
21.1%
18
Västerbotten
SEK 40 323
21.1%
19
Västernorrland
SEK 40 281
21.2%
20
Norrbotten
SEK 40 216
21.3%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 51 132
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 51 132
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 51 132
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 51 132
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 51 132
0.0%
5
Spain
SEK 47 885
6.4%
6
Switzerland
SEK 47 359
7.4%
7
Italy
SEK 46 433
9.2%
8
France
SEK 46 172
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
SEK 45 507
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 45 482
11.1%
11
Russia
SEK 44 485
13.0%
12
Sweden
SEK 41 773
18.3%
13
Hungary
SEK 41 673
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 41 161
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 40 151
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 39 960
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 38 068
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 35 409
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 34 770
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 33 742
34.0%
21
Netherlands
SEK 32 174
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 29 912
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 46 703
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 42 187
17.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 51 132
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
SEK 51 132
0.0%
2
Pakistan
SEK 49 905
2.4%
3
Singapore
SEK 49 761
2.7%
4
Thailand
SEK 48 491
5.2%
5
Philippines
SEK 48 341
5.5%
6
Taiwan
SEK 46 606
8.9%
7
Indonesia
SEK 46 222
9.6%
8
South Korea
SEK 45 420
11.2%
9
Malaysia
SEK 45 087
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 45 052
11.9%
11
India
SEK 44 996
12.0%
12
Vietnam
SEK 42 475
16.9%
13
Japan
SEK 41 549
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
SEK 40 497
20.8%
15
China
SEK 38 438
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
SEK 50 551
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
SEK 47 067
8.0%
2
Brazil
SEK 46 648
8.8%
3
Mexico
SEK 46 493
9.1%
4
Ecuador
SEK 46 300
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SEK 46 229
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 45 763
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 45 507
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 44 740
12.5%
9
Chile
SEK 42 133
17.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 40 854
20.1%
11
Argentina
SEK 33 447
34.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 50 560
1.1%
1
Morocco
SEK 46 204
9.6%
2
Cameroon
SEK 42 419
17.0%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 42 130
17.6%
4
Kenya
SEK 41 661
18.5%
5
Mozambique
SEK 41 069
19.7%
6
Ghana
SEK 39 094
23.5%
7
Angola
SEK 38 682
24.4%
8
Zambia
SEK 37 926
25.8%
9
Senegal
SEK 36 534
28.6%
10
Uganda
SEK 36 429
28.8%
11
Nigeria
SEK 36 130
29.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 49 846
2.5%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 48 575
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 48 575
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 47 041
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 47 041
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 45 507
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 44 408
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 40 404
21.0%
8
Egypt
SEK 40 348
21.1%
9
Turkey
SEK 31 838
37.7%
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.