Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9 519 kr
Municipal tax
- 2 759 kr
Income Tax
- 10.38 kr
Other tax
- 41.54 kr
Total tax
- 2 811 kr
Net pay
* 6 708 kr
Marginal tax rate
33.6%
Average tax rate
29.5%
70.5%
Net pay
29.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6 708 kr
Net pay
2 991 kr
Tax the employer pays
2 811 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
5 802 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2 991 kr to pay you 9 519 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 6.09 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.5% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 494 988 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 146 162 kr. That means that your net pay will be 348 826 kr per year, or 29 069 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 29.5% and your marginal tax rate is 33.6%. 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 33.56 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.44 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 664 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 322 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
SEK 430 640
13.0%
1
Switzerland
SEK 422 644
14.6%
2
Hungary
SEK 403 415
18.5%
3
Ukraine
SEK 398 465
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
SEK 388 766
21.5%
5
Ireland
SEK 387 619
21.7%
6
France
SEK 383 627
22.5%
7
Czech Republic
SEK 380 351
23.2%
8
Norway
SEK 372 385
24.8%
9
Spain
SEK 361 948
26.9%
10
Luxembourg
SEK 355 522
28.2%
11
Sweden
SEK 348 826
29.5%
12
Austria
SEK 346 329
30.0%
13
Denmark
SEK 333 475
32.6%
14
Greece
SEK 328 736
33.6%
15
Germany
SEK 317 781
35.8%
16
Poland
SEK 314 873
36.4%
17
Netherlands
SEK 311 499
37.1%
18
Finland
SEK 300 244
39.3%
19
Italy
SEK 297 051
40.0%
20
Romania
SEK 289 568
41.5%
21
Portugal
SEK 286 898
42.0%
22
Belgium
SEK 243 053
50.9%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 392 082
20.8%
1
Canada
SEK 354 134
28.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
SEK 446 875
9.7%
1
Taiwan
SEK 430 996
12.9%
2
Thailand
SEK 411 359
16.9%
3
South Korea
SEK 400 501
19.1%
4
Kazakhstan
SEK 398 097
19.6%
5
Australia
SEK 392 113
20.8%
6
New Zealand
SEK 383 533
22.5%
7
Singapore
SEK 379 647
23.3%
8
Indonesia
SEK 374 620
24.3%
9
Pakistan
SEK 370 333
25.2%
10
Japan
SEK 368 137
25.6%
11
Malaysia
SEK 361 121
27.0%
12
Philippines
SEK 354 731
28.3%
13
Vietnam
SEK 339 863
31.3%
14
China
SEK 324 766
34.4%
15
India
SEK 306 305
38.1%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
SEK 446 542
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
SEK 418 202
15.5%
2
Costa Rica
SEK 414 676
16.2%
3
Chile
SEK 407 317
17.7%
4
Ecuador
SEK 400 068
19.2%
5
Panama
SEK 392 394
20.7%
6
Colombia
SEK 382 112
22.8%
7
Peru
SEK 371 437
25.0%
8
Brazil
SEK 364 967
26.3%
9
Mexico
SEK 363 464
26.6%
10
Uruguay
SEK 340 113
31.3%
11
Argentina
SEK 321 667
35.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
SEK 361 986
26.9%
1
South Africa
SEK 358 292
27.6%
2
Kenya
SEK 351 994
28.9%
3
Mozambique
SEK 345 761
30.2%
4
Ghana
SEK 338 267
31.7%
5
Nigeria
SEK 338 041
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
SEK 329 682
33.4%
7
Morocco
SEK 324 499
34.4%
8
Cameroon
SEK 314 759
36.4%
9
Uganda
SEK 311 046
37.2%
10
Senegal
SEK 309 416
37.5%
11
Zambia
SEK 307 589
37.9%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
SEK 470 239
5.0%
1
Qatar
SEK 470 239
5.0%
2
Bahrain
SEK 455 389
8.0%
3
Oman
SEK 455 389
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
SEK 445 489
10.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 440 539
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 391 707
20.9%
7
Egypt
SEK 374 242
24.4%
8
Lebanon
SEK 373 296
24.6%
9
Turkey
SEK 290 367
41.3%
10
Show more
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.