The Sweden Income Tax Calculator estimates how much of your salary goes to tax and how much you keep. Sweden’s personal income tax on employment is dominated by municipal tax (kommunalskatt), with an additional state surcharge (statlig skatt) for higher earners and an earned income tax credit (jobbskatteavdrag) that lowers the bill for employees.
How it works
The calculation has three moving parts:
- Municipal tax (kommunalskatt) — a flat rate on your taxable earned income. It varies by municipality and region; the national average is roughly 32.37%. You can override it with your own kommun’s rate.
- State tax (statlig inkomstskatt) — an extra 20% charged only on the part of your income above the brytpunkt threshold (about 598,500 SEK here). Below the threshold, no state tax applies.
- Jobbskatteavdrag — an earned income tax credit that reduces total tax for employed people. The real formula uses price base amounts; this tool applies a simplified, capped approximation.
Net pay is then gross − (municipal tax + state tax − credit).
Example
For a gross income of 700,000 SEK at the average 32.37% municipal rate: municipal tax is about 226,590 SEK. Because 700,000 exceeds the brytpunkt, the part above it (about 101,500 SEK) is charged 20% state tax, roughly 20,300 SEK. After subtracting the jobbskatteavdrag credit, the effective rate lands well below the headline marginal rate.
Notes
This is an estimate for planning, not a tax return. It excludes the church and burial fees and any individual deductions, and it uses average rates. Always confirm the exact figure with Skatteverket. Everything runs locally in your browser, so your salary never leaves your device.