2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Primary municipalities

Primary municipalities, Sweden. Median gross monthly salary for 133 occupations, full-time equivalents.

Data released SCB lönestruktur 2025 SCB · 133 occupations
Table 1 — By occupation

What the primary municipalities pays

Sector medians exactly as released; each occupation links to its full national distribution.

OccupationMedian (a month)
Senior government officials108 500 kr
Specialist physicians96 000 kr
Administration and planning managers86 800 kr
Primary and secondary schools and adult education managers, level 175 300 kr
Information, communication and public relations managers, level 174 900 kr
Information and communications technology service managers, level 173 100 kr
Administration and service managers not elsewhere classified, level 172 900 kr
Department managers in social and curative care, level 172 600 kr
Architectural and engineering managers, level 171 100 kr
Department managers in pre-school, level 170 300 kr
Clinical and operations managers in health care, level 169 800 kr
Department managers in elderly care, level 169 400 kr
Managers in public services not elsewhere classified, level 168 000 kr
Finance managers, level 266 500 kr
Human resource managers, level 263 300 kr
Information, communication and public relations managers, level 262 200 kr
Information and communications technology service managers, level 262 200 kr
Headmasters, level 260 500 kr
Architectural and engineering managers, level 259 000 kr
Unit managers in social and curative care, level 256 500 kr
Nurses - Intensive care 56 100 kr
Pre-school managers, level 256 000 kr
Resident physicians55 800 kr
Administration and service managers not elsewhere classified, level 255 400 kr
Engineering professionals in building construction55 100 kr
Dentists55 000 kr
Department and unit managers in health care, level 254 500 kr
Nurses - operation53 200 kr
Unit managers in elderly care, level 252 200 kr
Operations managers in public services not elsewhere classified, level 252 200 kr
Psychologists51 600 kr
Other specialist nurses51 200 kr
Anaesthesia nurses51 100 kr
Professional midwifes50 400 kr
Nurses - radiology 49 300 kr
Other physicians49 000 kr
Management and organisation analysts49 000 kr
Construction and manufacturing engineering technicians48 300 kr
District nurses48 200 kr
Special teachers and special needs teachers48 100 kr
Architects, town and traffic planners47 700 kr
Financial controllers47 500 kr
Mechanical engineering technicians47 500 kr
Buyers and purchasers46 700 kr
Nurses - children46 500 kr
Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified46 300 kr
Cartographers and surveyors46 300 kr
System analysts and ICT-architects46 300 kr
Psychiatry nurses46 200 kr
Landscape architects46 000 kr
Nurses - school46 000 kr
Software- and system developers45 800 kr
Company nurses45 400 kr
Personnel and human resources specialist45 300 kr
Nurses - geriatric45 000 kr
Secondary education teachers45 000 kr
Dental and orthopaedic technicians 44 900 kr
Professional nurses44 300 kr
Public relations professionals43 800 kr
Medical and pathology laboratory technicians43 500 kr
Vocational education teachers43 400 kr
Dieticians43 300 kr
Audiologists and speech therapists42 800 kr
Policy administration professionals42 600 kr
Primary school teachers42 100 kr
Counselling professionals41 800 kr
GIS and cartographic engineers41 500 kr
Social work professionals41 200 kr
Environmental and occupational health inspectors41 000 kr
Physiotherapists41 000 kr
School counsellor 41 000 kr
Prescriptionists41 000 kr
Electricians, installation and service40 600 kr
Occupational therapist40 300 kr
Assistance analysts39 400 kr
General medical practitioners38 600 kr
ICT operations technicians38 000 kr
Wellness consultants and health educators37 800 kr
Preschool teachers37 700 kr
Firefighters37 600 kr
Power production and water treatment plant operators37 600 kr
Social work professions not elsewhere classified37 500 kr
Actors37 400 kr
Librarians and archivists37 300 kr
Recreation leaders36 700 kr
Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified36 700 kr
Social work associate professionals36 600 kr
Translators, interpreters and other linguists36 500 kr
Administrative and specialized secretaries36 500 kr
Woodworkers, carpenters36 300 kr
Museum curators and related professionals36 200 kr
All35 700 kr
Painters and related workers35 700 kr
School assistants35 600 kr
Economic assistants35 500 kr
Payroll and personnel clerks35 400 kr
Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers35 300 kr
Rail and road construction workers35 000 kr
Office clerks not elsewhere classified34 800 kr
Medical secretaries and related associate professionals34 700 kr
Vehicle mechanics and repairers34 200 kr
Machine-tool operators33 900 kr
Assistant nurses, home care and homes for the elderly33 800 kr
Attendants33 800 kr
Personal assistants33 800 kr
Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians33 500 kr
Travel agents and related clerks33 500 kr
Assistant nurses, hospital ward33 500 kr
Assistant nurses, clinic33 500 kr
Personal care providers33 300 kr
Recreation and related associate professionals32 600 kr
Mixed crop and animal breeders32 400 kr
Protective services workers not elsewhere classified32 300 kr
Building caretakers32 200 kr
Office receptionists32 100 kr
Heavy truck and lorry drivers32 100 kr
Motorcycle, bicycle drivers and other automobile drivers not elsewhere classified32 000 kr
Recycling collectors31 900 kr
Cooks and cold-buffet managers31 800 kr
Gardeners, parks and grounds31 300 kr
Dental nurses31 000 kr
Warehouse and terminal Staff30 900 kr
Janitors and related workers30 700 kr
Sports coachers and instructors30 600 kr
Library and filing clerks30 600 kr
Teachers aides29 200 kr
Home-based personal care and related workers29 100 kr
Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified29 000 kr
Child care workers28 600 kr
Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments28 100 kr
Restaurant and kitchen helpers28 100 kr
Machine operators, bleaching, dyeing and cleaning 27 500 kr
Car reconditioning labourers, window cleaners and other hand cleaning workers26 300 kr
Sources

How this page was made

Wage data
Statistics Sweden (SCB), salary structure statistics (lönestrukturstatistik), 2025. Gross monthly salary, full-time equivalents.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented. Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), open data.