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Which jobs in Sweden have the smallest gender pay gap?

Jobs where women's average monthly salary is closest to men's, in either direction. The figures are unadjusted — they do not account for age, sector or position.

The smallest gender pay gaps in Sweden

According to Statistics Sweden's 2025 salary structure statistics.

# Job Median pay Women's average pay as % of men's
1 Care assistant 29,100 SEK 100%
2 Personal assistant (care) 31,900 SEK 100%
3 Upper secondary school teacher 44,200 SEK 100%
4 Other service worker 27,100 SEK 100%
5 Attendants 34,000 SEK 100%
6 Hotel receptionist 30,200 SEK 100%
7 Psychologist 48,400 SEK 100%
8 Counselling professionals 41,400 SEK 100%
9 Forklift driver 36,400 SEK 100%
10 Livestock farmer 28,800 SEK 100%
11 Employment officers 36,200 SEK 100%
12 System manager 52,500 SEK 100%
13 Berry pickers and planters 27,600 SEK 100%
14 Machine operators, bleaching, dyeing and cleaning 28,500 SEK 100%
15 Unit managers in social and curative care, level 2 54,000 SEK 100%
16 Petrol station personnel 34,500 SEK 100%
17 Metal melter and rolling-mill operators 40,700 SEK 100%
18 Product designers, industrial 52,100 SEK 100%
19 Research assistant 43,600 SEK 100%
20 Veterinary nurse 33,500 SEK 100%
21 Cell and molecular biologists and related professionals 45,800 SEK 100%
22 Undertakers and embalmers 33,500 SEK 100%
23 Assistant nurse, elderly care 33,500 SEK 101%
24 Personal care providers 33,100 SEK 101%
25 Office clerks not elsewhere classified 35,900 SEK 99%
26 Teaching assistant 29,000 SEK 101%
27 Assistant nurse, hospital ward 34,200 SEK 101%
28 Specialist physician 96,800 SEK 99%
29 Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified 29,800 SEK 101%
30 Medical secretaries and related associate professionals 32,400 SEK 101%
31 Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 37,400 SEK 99%
32 Sports coachers and instructors 33,900 SEK 101%
33 Recreation and related associate professionals 32,600 SEK 101%
34 Physiotherapist 40,000 SEK 101%
35 Assemblers not elsewhere classified 36,600 SEK 99%
36 Administration and planning managers 69,600 SEK 101%
37 Vocational teacher 43,000 SEK 99%
38 Postal worker 29,500 SEK 99%
39 Unit managers in elderly care, level 2 52,000 SEK 101%
40 Metal processing plant operators not elsewhere classified 40,400 SEK 99%
41 Biomedical scientist 39,000 SEK 99%
42 Occupational therapist 39,700 SEK 101%
43 Assistance analysts 39,400 SEK 101%
44 Supply chain manager, level 1 67,300 SEK 101%
45 School counsellor 41,400 SEK 101%
46 Lawyer 66,000 SEK 101%
47 Leaflet and newspaper distributors 33,600 SEK 99%
48 Forestry worker 32,600 SEK 99%
49 Dental hygienist 42,200 SEK 99%
50 Machine operators, pharmaceutical products 39,700 SEK 99%

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