Average salary in Sweden (2026)

Mean, median and what SCB counts

SCB's figures are gross monthly salaries for employees in every sector. The mean, SEK 42,900, is 1.12 times the median, SEK 38,300: a narrower gap than in Spain (1.21) or Germany (1.19). Women averaged SEK 40,600 and men SEK 45,100. The mean has risen from SEK 38,300 in 2022 to SEK 39,900 in 2023, SEK 41,600 in 2024 and SEK 42,900 in 2025.

Wage structure statistics are usually expressed as full-time equivalent monthly pay, but the table pages we read do not say so, so treat that as likely rather than confirmed. These are individual wages; household income is a different measure that this table does not cover. Salaries are monthly; twelve times the mean is SEK 514,800 a year.

Average salary in Sweden by industry

Private, public and blue-collar pay

SCB breaks pay out by sector rather than industry in this table. The private sector averaged SEK 43,700, with white-collar staff (tjänstemän) at SEK 53,600 and blue-collar workers (arbetare) at SEK 34,200. The public sector averaged SEK 41,000: central government SEK 46,300, the regions SEK 46,700 and municipalities SEK 37,400. Company-specific pay, such as for a particular large employer, is not in official statistics, and we do not estimate it.

Employer fees on SEK 42,900 a month

Arbetsgivaravgifter total 31.42% of gross pay with no ceiling: old-age pension 10.21%, general payroll levy 12.62%, sickness insurance 3.55%, labor market 2.64%, parental insurance 2.00%, survivor pension 0.30% and work injury 0.10%. On the average salary:

• Monthly salary: SEK 42,900; employer fees: SEK 13,479.18; total SEK 56,379.18
• A year: salary SEK 514,800 plus fees of SEK 161,750.16
• Holiday supplement under the same-salary rule, 0.43% of monthly salary for each of 25 vacation days: SEK 4,611.75, plus SEK 1,449.01 in fees on it

All in, SEK 682,610.92 a year, or 32.60% above the base salary. Employees aged 19 to 23 carry a reduced 20.81% rate on pay up to SEK 25,000 a month from April 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, and workers 67 and over only 10.21%. See the Sweden employer of record page for notice and employment protection rules.

An employer of record (EOR) bills its service separately from these fees. On October 16, 2026 its list price ranged from $99 a month (Native Teams, whose help center says EUR 99) to $699 (Oyster); Deel charged $599. Compare fees in the EOR price guide.

No statutory minimum wage

Sweden has no minimum wage in law. Pay floors come from sector collective agreements between unions and employer organizations and differ by agreement, job and age; our Sweden minimum pay page explains how they work. Vacation and parental rules are on the Swedish leave page. For Nordic comparisons, see Danish average earnings and average pay in Norway, or check the EOR cost index.