Sweden salary data
kr 202 a month is the middle of pay in SwedenThe median for every employee, 2025, as Sweden's national statistics office publishes it: by occupation, sex, age, schooling and region, back to 1947, with US dollars and today's prices beside each figure.
Pay over time
The median monthly pay of every employee, each period as published, then in today's prices with the country's own price index, then in US dollars at each period's average rate.
The spread of pay
Every employee, 2025. The lowest bar is the pay a tenth earn less than, the highest the pay a tenth earn more than.
Women and men
How far women's pay sits below men's, in all and by age.
By occupation
The latest median monthly pay of 553 occupations, each against the country's kr 202. The highest nine and the lowest three.
| Occupation | Code | Median | Against Sweden | US dollars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial and insurance managers, level 1 | 1611 | kr 129,000 | +63667% | $13,142 | Open |
| Legislators | 1111 | kr 119,300 | +58872% | $12,154 | Open |
| Senior government officials | 1112 | kr 115,000 | +56746% | $11,716 | Open |
| Biologists and related professionals | 2211 | kr 96,800 | +47750% | $9,862 | Open |
| Air traffic controllers | 3154 | kr 92,700 | +45723% | $9,444 | Open |
| Research and development managers, level 1 | 1331 | kr 87,800 | +43301% | $8,945 | Open |
| Financial and insurance managers | 161 | kr 86,500 | +42658% | $8,812 | Open |
| Organisational analysts | 2414 | kr 86,500 | +42658% | $8,812 | Open |
| Life science professionals | 221 | kr 85,400 | +42115% | $8,700 | Open |
| Street and market vendors | 952 | kr 0 | -100% | $0 | Open |
| Street and market vendors | 9520 | kr 0 | -100% | $0 | Open |
| Wood treaters | 7521 | kr 0 | -100% | $0 | Open |
Next to its neighbours
Each country's own headline in Europe, in US dollars at its period's average rate.
Tables
110 tables, each read in full with its own periods. The largest are here; the API lists every one.
| Table | Series | Figures | Periods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average hourly earnings of manual workers in the private sector by in... | 38 | 8,034 | 2008M01 to 2026M07 |
| Average monthly salary of non-manual workers in the private sector by... | 40 | 8,920 | 2008M01 to 2026M07 |
| Key figures: salary for non-manual workers in the private sector 2026M07 | 1 | 3 | 2026M07 |
| Key figures: salary for manual workers in the private sector 2026M07 | 1 | 3 | 2026M07 |
| Average monthly salary in the municipalities by activity, extent of e... | 45 | 2,340 | 2000 to 2025 |
| Average monthly salary in the municipalities by activity, agreed rate... | 60 | 1,680 | 2012 to 2025 |
| Average monthly salary in the regions by activity, extent of employme... | 27 | 1,404 | 2000 to 2025 |
| Average monthly salary in the regions by activity, agreed rate of emp... | 36 | 1,872 | 2000 to 2025 |
Releases
New periods and revisions, newest first.
In the API
Every figure on this page is one call away with a free key. Paste any of these into your code, or open the documentation and run them there with your key.
Headline
GET /v1/countries/se/headlineThe headline figure, the newest period
Over time
GET /v1/countries/se/historyEvery period of the headline
Women and men
GET /v1/pay/by-sex?country=seWomen's and men's pay, period by period
Occupations
GET /v1/countries/se/occupationsEvery occupation with its latest pay
Regions
GET /v1/countries/se/areasEvery region with figures
Tables
GET /v1/countries/se/tablesEvery table, its periods and size
Every Sweden figure, in one shape
Free key in a minute. Breakdowns from Starter, US dollars from Pro.