Two jobs in Sweden: check the tax taken from your salary
Tax deductions from two employers can still leave tax to pay. Check who uses your tax table, review your income and learn how to request extra deductions or a tax adjustment.
Who this guide is for
This guide explains salary tax deductions when you work for two or more employers in Sweden. It covers ordinary employee tax, called A-tax, rather than business income or special cross-border rules.
The employer paying your highest income normally uses your tax table. Other employers normally deduct 30%. Those deductions can still leave tax to pay, according to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket).
Is the tax on my payslip final?
The tax on your payslip is preliminary tax, paid during the year you earn the income. Your employer takes it from your salary and pays it to Skatteverket each month.
Skatteverket decides your final tax using your tax return for that income year. The final tax statement compares the final amount with the preliminary tax already paid.
A deduction of 30% from a second job does not mean your final tax rate is 30%. The agency’s standard deduction rules do not guarantee that your total deductions will match your final tax.
Check which employer uses your tax table
Your main payer is the employer paying your highest income. Check the deductions shown on each payslip against Skatteverket’s guidance for people with two employers.
Your A-tax certificate (A-skattsedel) shows which tax table applies to you. If an employer asks for it, you can download or print it through Skatteverket’s online service.
Check your reported income
Use Skatteverket’s income information service to see what your employers have reported. You can view a summary for a year or a particular payer.
Some information arrives monthly, while other information arrives once a year. Contact the employer or other payer if reported information is wrong or missing.
The service does not include capital income, such as interest or dividends. Get those details from the payer when preparing a full tax calculation.
Estimate the full year’s tax
Use Räkna ut din skatt through Skatteverket’s page on avoiding tax left to pay. Include all relevant information, not only one job’s salary.
The calculation can help show whether you have tax to pay or money to get back. If you expect tax to pay, you can ask an employer to deduct more.
How does a tax adjustment work?
A tax adjustment (jämkning) changes the percentage your main payer deducts. It can raise or lower the deduction. Other payers still deduct 30%.
You do not need an adjustment decision simply to ask for extra deductions.
Apply through Skatteverket’s tax adjustment service or paper form SKV 4302. Include your expected income before tax and allowable deductions for the whole year.
Applications for the current income year run from January through 30 November. An adjustment decision applies only to its stated calendar year.
Skatteverket usually gives a decision within two weeks. Questions about your application can make it take longer. Give the decision to your main payer as soon as possible.
If your expected income changes, send a new application. Check estimates again if you do not know your exact earnings, for example with hourly work.
An adjustment does not replace your tax return. You must still declare your income as usual.
Where to get help
Use Skatteverket’s contact page for questions about your deductions or adjustment. The page lists phone, email and other contact options.
