Method and sources: Sweden

Every rate and amount comes from an official source.

How we calculate

• We calculate the withholding that the Swedish Tax Agency’s tax tables give: the monthly pay is read in its income bracket and the tax is calculated on the top of the bracket times twelve, following the technical description SKV 433.
• Tax is municipal income tax (municipality and region) plus state income tax on income above the bracket limit, reduced by the basic allowance and the tax credits, and increased by the general pension fee, the public service fee and the funeral and church fee.
• The table is chosen by the total rate (municipal tax, regional tax, funeral fee and, for members, the church fee) rounded to a whole number: 32.50 gives table 32 and 32.51 gives table 33.
• Above 80,000 SEK a month the table gives the deduction as a whole percentage, so net pay can dip slightly when the salary crosses a bracket.
• Net to gross uses the engine itself: a binary search finds the smallest gross that gives the net pay requested.

Official sources

• Technical description SKV 433, 2026

  The tax table algorithm: allowances, taxes, fees and tax credits. Checked on October 30, 2026

• Swedish Tax Agency tax tables 2026

  Tables 29–42 for monthly pay and the rule for choosing a table; used to check the calculation. Checked on October 30, 2026

• Municipal tax rates 2026

  Municipal tax, regional tax, funeral fee and church fee for each municipality and parish. Checked on October 30, 2026

What we do not cover

• Final tax in the tax return (other deductions, capital income, ROT and RUT credits).
• Seafarers, retired people who do not work, sickness and activity compensation, and two-week pay periods.
• Holiday pay and other payments on top of the monthly salary.