Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21 882 kr
Municipal tax
- 535 kr
Other tax
- 15.81 kr
Total tax
- 551 kr
Net pay
* 21 331 kr
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
2.5%
97.5%
Net pay
2.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21 331 kr
Net pay
6 875 kr
Tax the employer pays
551 kr
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7 426 kr
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6 875 kr to pay you 21 882 kr. In other words, every time you spend 10 kr of your hard-earned money, 3.39 kr goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.5% tax rate now rises to 25.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 23.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21 882 kr a year living in the region of Stockholm, Sweden, you will be taxed 551 kr. That means that your net pay will be 21 331 kr per year, or 1 778 kr per month. Your average tax rate is 2.5% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 30.92 kr, hence, your net pay will only increase by 69.08 kr.
Bonus Example
A 1 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 691 kr of net incomes. A 5 000 kr bonus will generate an extra 3 454 kr of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Stockholm
SEK 21 331
2.5%
1
Skåne
SEK 21 304
2.6%
2
Halland
SEK 21 283
2.7%
3
Dalarna
SEK 21 269
2.8%
4
Gotland
SEK 21 269
2.8%
5
Gävleborg
SEK 21 267
2.8%
6
Jämtland
SEK 21 260
2.8%
7
Jönköping
SEK 21 271
2.8%
8
Kalmar
SEK 21 267
2.8%
9
Kronoberg
SEK 21 271
2.8%
10
Södermanland
SEK 21 278
2.8%
11
Uppsala
SEK 21 278
2.8%
12
Värmland
SEK 21 278
2.8%
13
Västmanland
SEK 21 274
2.8%
14
Västra Götaland
SEK 21 276
2.8%
15
Örebro
SEK 21 278
2.8%
16
Östergötland
SEK 21 271
2.8%
17
Blekinge
SEK 21 258
2.9%
18
Norrbotten
SEK 21 241
2.9%
19
Västerbotten
SEK 21 256
2.9%
20
Västernorrland
SEK 21 244
2.9%
21
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
SEK 21 882
0.0%
1
Germany
SEK 21 882
0.0%
2
Austria
SEK 21 882
0.0%
3
Ireland
SEK 21 882
0.0%
4
Norway
SEK 21 882
0.0%
5
Sweden
SEK 21 331
2.5%
6
Spain
SEK 20 493
6.4%
7
Switzerland
SEK 20 098
8.2%
8
Italy
SEK 19 871
9.2%
9
France
SEK 19 759
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
SEK 19 475
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
SEK 19 464
11.1%
12
Russia
SEK 19 037
13.0%
13
Hungary
SEK 17 834
18.5%
14
Ukraine
SEK 17 615
19.5%
15
Poland
SEK 17 183
21.5%
16
Greece
SEK 17 101
21.9%
17
Portugal
SEK 16 291
25.6%
18
Finland
SEK 15 153
30.8%
19
Belgium
SEK 14 880
32.0%
20
Denmark
SEK 14 063
35.7%
21
Netherlands
SEK 13 774
37.1%
22
Romania
SEK 12 801
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
SEK 19 987
8.7%
1
Canada
SEK 19 811
9.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
SEK 21 882
0.0%
1
Singapore
SEK 21 882
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
SEK 21 882
0.0%
3
Pakistan
SEK 21 753
0.6%
4
Thailand
SEK 20 788
5.0%
5
Philippines
SEK 20 555
6.1%
6
Indonesia
SEK 20 086
8.2%
7
Taiwan
SEK 19 945
8.9%
8
South Korea
SEK 19 543
10.7%
9
Malaysia
SEK 19 294
11.8%
10
New Zealand
SEK 19 280
11.9%
11
India
SEK 19 256
12.0%
12
China
SEK 18 997
13.2%
13
Vietnam
SEK 18 605
15.0%
14
Japan
SEK 17 781
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
SEK 17 331
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
SEK 21 362
2.4%
1
Brazil
SEK 20 241
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
SEK 20 142
8.0%
3
Colombia
SEK 20 131
8.0%
4
Ecuador
SEK 19 814
9.5%
5
Guatemala
SEK 19 784
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
SEK 19 584
10.5%
7
Panama
SEK 19 475
11.0%
8
Peru
SEK 19 147
12.5%
9
Argentina
SEK 18 162
17.0%
10
Chile
SEK 18 031
17.6%
11
Uruguay
SEK 17 921
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
SEK 21 663
1.0%
1
Morocco
SEK 20 407
6.7%
2
Zambia
SEK 20 285
7.3%
3
Ivory Coast
SEK 19 101
12.7%
4
Kenya
SEK 19 098
12.7%
5
Cameroon
SEK 18 462
15.6%
6
Mozambique
SEK 18 198
16.8%
7
Senegal
SEK 17 767
18.8%
8
Ghana
SEK 17 757
18.9%
9
Uganda
SEK 17 556
19.8%
10
Angola
SEK 17 004
22.3%
11
Nigeria
SEK 16 198
26.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
SEK 21 882
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
SEK 20 788
5.0%
2
Qatar
SEK 20 788
5.0%
3
Bahrain
SEK 20 132
8.0%
4
Oman
SEK 20 131
8.0%
5
Kuwait
SEK 19 475
11.0%
6
Israel
SEK 19 005
13.2%
7
Lebanon
SEK 18 249
16.6%
8
Egypt
SEK 17 322
20.8%
9
Turkey
SEK 14 759
32.6%
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.