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How much does an actor earn in Sweden?

Actors. 1,200 people employed in Sweden.

37,500SEK

per month is the median salary for an actor in Sweden in 2025. That is 2% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+5.6% since 2024

≈ €3,300 / $3,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 29,924 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 216 SEK an hour · 450,000 SEK a year

The hourly figure is the monthly salary divided by 173.3 hours (40 hours a week × 52 weeks / 12 months); the yearly figure is twelve times the monthly salary.

An actor earns 37,300 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 37,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 27,300 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 50,000 SEK.

Figures are gross monthly salary before tax, converted to full time. Income tax in Sweden is roughly 30–34% for most earners, plus a national surtax on income above about 51,000 SEK a month.

Average pay
37,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
27,300 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
50,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
1,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among actors in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

27,300 SEKLowest 10%37,500 SEKMedian50,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 31,000–41,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Actor starting salary

Statistics Sweden publishes no starting-salary figures. The closest proxies are what the youngest people in the job earn and where the lower end of the pay distribution sits.

The youngest in the job, aged 25–34, earn 34,200 SEK a month on average — roughly 27,400 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 34,200 SEK 27,435 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 27,300 SEK 22,231 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 31,000 SEK 25,021 SEK

These are proxies, not starting salaries. An age band holds both people who have just started and people ten years into the job, and the lowest paid are not always newcomers. The collective-agreement minimum and an individual offer can sit above or below.

Actor pay in the private and public sector

What actors earn depends a great deal on who the employer is.

Monthly salary by sector and gender
Sector Average pay Median pay Men Women
All sectors 37,300 SEK 37,500 SEK 38,300 SEK 36,500 SEK
Private sector 36,600 SEK 37,100 SEK – 33,700 SEK
Public sector 38,300 SEK 38,500 SEK 38,600 SEK 38,400 SEK
Municipalities 37,700 SEK 37,400 SEK 38,100 SEK 37,100 SEK
Regions (health care) 41,200 SEK 41,600 SEK 42,500 SEK 41,500 SEK

Actor salary after tax in Sweden

What actors actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 37,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 29,924 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

37,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 29,924 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 30,427 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 29,873 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 29,914 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 30,723 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 29,166 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 34,200 SEK before tax — roughly 27,435 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 50,000 SEK, which is roughly 38,530 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for an actor

The figures assume an average municipality, no church fee and an age under 66. The calculator takes your own municipality into account.

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Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 30,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 38,300 SEK 500
Women 36,500 SEK 650

Women's average salary is 93% of men's average salary in this job.

Statistics Sweden calculates the ratio on average monthly salary, while the table above shows median salaries, so the two do not line up exactly. The figure is also unadjusted: it does not account for differences in age, sector or position.

Actor salary by age

Pay for actors normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 34,200 SEK – 33,400 SEK 270
35–44 years 37,000 SEK – 38,100 SEK 230
45–54 years 41,300 SEK – 38,000 SEK –
55–64 years 41,200 SEK – – 150

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 36,500 SEK – 35,400 SEK 200
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 37,000 SEK 37,300 SEK 36,900 SEK 600

Actor salary by region

Statistics Sweden reports pay by job at the level of national areas (NUTS 2), not by county.

Monthly salary by region
Region 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 38,800 SEK – 35,600 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 37,400 SEK – 37,500 SEK 210
West Sweden 36,200 SEK 38,400 SEK 35,100 SEK 310

Actor pay growth 2014–2025

Median salary per year. Years with no reported median are skipped. The dashed line marks the break between the older and the newer series at Statistics Sweden; comparisons across it should be made with care.

From 25,100 SEK in 2014 to 37,500 SEK in 2025, +49% in total. Nominal figures, not adjusted for inflation. The lighter part of the line, the years before 2023, comes from an older set of statistics at Statistics Sweden and is not fully comparable with the later years.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does an actor earn in 2026?

The latest figures are Statistics Sweden's salary structure statistics for 2025, published on 16 June 2026. The median salary was then 37,500 SEK a month before tax, against 35,500 SEK the year before (2024) — +5.6%. Figures for 2026 are normally published in June 2027; until then the 2025 figures are the latest there are, and we do not project our own.

What is the median salary for an actor in Sweden?

The median salary for an actor in Sweden is 37,500 SEK per month before tax (2025). That means half earn less and half earn more. The median across all jobs in Sweden is 38,300 SEK, so actors sit 2% lower than the typical job.

How much does an actor earn after tax?

The median salary for an actor is 37,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 29,900 SEK after tax. The exact figure depends on which municipality you live in — our salary-after-tax calculator works it out.

What is the difference between average and median pay for actors?

The average (37,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (37,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what actors typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an actor in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: actors aged 25–34 years earn 34,200 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 27,300 SEK. More in the section “Actor starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for actors?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 50,000 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Is there a gender pay gap among actors in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 93% of men's in this job. The median salary is 38,300 SEK for men and 36,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an actor earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where actors earn 38,800 SEK per month on average.

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