A Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer earning the median salary of SEK764K in Sweden takes home approximately 554 237 kr/year (46 186 kr/month) after kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax), using 2026 rates.
2026 median salary for each level in Sweden, and what it leaves after kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax). National-average kommunalskatt (32.38%), single filer. 2026 rates.
| Level | Gross / year | Take-home / year | Per month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 558 000 kr | 435 660 kr36 305 kr/mo | 36 305 kr | 21.9% |
| Mid-level | 773 000 kr | 558 523 kr46 544 kr/mo | 46 544 kr | 27.7% |
| Senior | 1 004 000 kr | 668 525 kr55 710 kr/mo | 55 710 kr | 33.4% |
| Lead / Principal | 1 286 000 kr | 802 813 kr66 901 kr/mo | 66 901 kr | 37.6% |
The biggest pay step is Senior to Lead / Principal: 282 000 kr more a year before tax, of which 134 288 kr reaches take-home. 52% of that raise goes to kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax), against an average 33% on the Senior salary, because the extra pay is taxed at the top of your bands rather than spread across all of them.
Around the headline median, the middle half of Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer salaries in Sweden run from 753 000 kr to 787 000 kr a year, which is 548 999 kr to 565 190 kr after kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax).
The table above uses the Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer median. Enter your own gross salary below for a precise figure.
National-average kommunalskatt only. Your real municipality's tax rate can be up to ~3.5 percentage points lower (Österåker, 28.93%) or higher (Dorotea, 35.65%) than the 32.38% national average used here. Grundavdrag and jobbskatteavdrag are included, using Skatteverket's 2026 formulas; the burial and church fee are not.
2026 tax year
National-average kommunalskatt: 32.38% of income after the grundavdrag, less the jobbskatteavdrag. Statlig inkomstskatt: 20% on income above the 660,400 kr/year brytpunkt.
Common salaries:
Annual take-home pay
554,237 kr
Per month
46,186 kr
Per week
10,658 kr
Effective tax rate
27.5%
How your 764,000 kr is split
554,237 kr
72.5%
187,859 kr
24.6%
20,720 kr
2.7%
| Gross salary | 764,000 kr |
| Kommunalskatt (32.38% on 746,600 kr after the 17,400 kr grundavdrag) | -241,749 kr |
| Jobbskatteavdrag (earned income tax credit) | 52,390 kr |
| Skattereduktion för förvärvsinkomst | 1,500 kr |
| Statlig inkomstskatt (20% above brytpunkt) | -20,720 kr |
| Public service fee | -1,184 kr |
| Total deductions | -209,763 kr |
| Net take-home (annual) | 554,237 kr |
Calculations use the 2026 national-average kommunalskatt (32.38%, per Statistics Sweden) and the 2026 statlig inkomstskatt brytpunkt (660,400 SEK/year, per Skatteverket) at a flat 20% above that threshold. Includes the 2026 grundavdrag (basic allowance), jobbskatteavdrag (earned income tax credit), skattereduktion för förvärvsinkomst and public service fee, per Skatteverket's 2026 technical description (SKV 433). Leaves out allmän pensionsavgift (the 7% employee pension fee, fully offset by a matching tax credit), the burial fee (about 0.3%) and the optional church fee, and uses the national-average rate rather than your municipality's (28.93%–35.65% range). For precise figures, consult Skatteverket or a tax professional.
Permanent median
764 000 kr
554 237 kr take-home
Contract median
7 314 kr/day
≈ 1 609 080 kr gross a year
At a median 7 314 kr/day, contract work grosses about 1 609 080 kr a year over 220 billable days, 111% more than the 764 000 kr permanent median. That premium has to pay for what an employer would otherwise cover: paid holiday and sick days, pension contributions, and the gaps between contracts.
Contract and permanent benchmarks come from separate samples, so treat the gap as a guide rather than a like-for-like quote. See Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer contract rates and contractor take-home →
A Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer earning the median salary of SEK764K in Sweden takes home approximately 554 237 kr per year (46 186 kr per month) after kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax), using 2026 rates.
On a median Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer salary of SEK764K, the effective deduction rate (kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax)) is 27.5%, leaving 554 237 kr as take-home pay.
A senior Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer in Sweden earns a median 1 004 000 kr a year and takes home approximately 668 525 kr (55 710 kr per month) after kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax), an effective rate of 33.4%.
A junior Platform / Internal Developer Tooling Engineer in Sweden earns a median 558 000 kr a year and takes home approximately 435 660 kr (36 305 kr per month) after kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax), an effective rate of 21.9%.
The biggest pay step is Senior to Lead / Principal: 282 000 kr more a year before tax, of which 134 288 kr reaches take-home. 52% of that raise goes to kommunalskatt (municipal tax) and statlig inkomstskatt (state income tax), against an average 33% on the Senior salary, because the extra pay is taxed at the top of your bands rather than spread across all of them.
At a median 7 314 kr/day, contract work grosses about 1 609 080 kr a year over 220 billable days, 111% more than the 764 000 kr permanent median. That premium has to pay for what an employer would otherwise cover: paid holiday and sick days, pension contributions, and the gaps between contracts. Contract and permanent benchmarks come from separate samples, so treat the gap as a guide.
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