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How much do administrative secretaries and related associate professionals earn in Sweden?

Administrative secretaries and related associate professionals. 20,200 people employed in Sweden.

37,800SEK

per month is the median salary for administrative secretaries and related associate professionals in Sweden in 2025. That is 1% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,350 / $3,900 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 30,150 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In the 2025 salary statistics, administrative secretaries and related associate professionals earned 40,000 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 37,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 31,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 51,700 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
40,000 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
31,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
51,700 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
20,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among administrative secretaries and related associate professionals in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

31,500 SEKLowest 10%37,800 SEKMedian51,700 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 34,400–42,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What administrative secretaries and related associate professionals 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 40,000 SEK 37,800 SEK 39,500 SEK 37,200 SEK
Private sector 45,600 SEK 42,400 SEK 44,400 SEK 41,400 SEK
Public sector 37,800 SEK 36,900 SEK 38,000 SEK 36,500 SEK
Central government 37,800 SEK 36,900 SEK 38,000 SEK 36,500 SEK

Salary after tax

What administrative secretaries and related associate professionals actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. Between the cheapest and the most expensive one the difference is several hundred kronor a month.

That is roughly 30,150 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,900 SEK before tax — roughly 25,700 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 51,700 SEK, which is roughly 39,675 SEK after tax.

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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 39,500 SEK 5,600
Women 37,200 SEK 14,600

Women's average salary is 92% 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.

Pay by age

Pay for administrative secretaries and related associate professionals normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,900 SEK 31,400 SEK 32,100 SEK 430
25–34 years 37,000 SEK 38,700 SEK 36,300 SEK 4,300
35–44 years 39,900 SEK 41,300 SEK 39,300 SEK 5,400
45–54 years 42,100 SEK 45,400 SEK 40,800 SEK 5,200
55–64 years 41,400 SEK 46,200 SEK 39,700 SEK 4,300

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 40,400 SEK 40,600 SEK 40,300 SEK 460
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 38,900 SEK 42,000 SEK 37,800 SEK 1,900
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 38,000 SEK 41,000 SEK 36,800 SEK 4,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 39,800 SEK 42,300 SEK 38,600 SEK 4,200
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 41,100 SEK 43,500 SEK 40,300 SEK 8,600
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 48,600 SEK – 47,100 SEK 280

Pay 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 42,200 SEK 45,300 SEK 41,000 SEK 7,600
East-Central Sweden 38,600 SEK 40,500 SEK 37,900 SEK 3,400
Småland and islands 39,100 SEK 42,800 SEK 37,000 SEK 1,100
South Sweden 39,000 SEK 40,300 SEK 38,400 SEK 2,700
West Sweden 40,500 SEK 43,200 SEK 39,500 SEK 2,500
North-Central Sweden 36,200 SEK 37,500 SEK 35,800 SEK 1,100
Central Norrland 35,500 SEK 36,900 SEK 35,100 SEK 720
Upper Norrland 37,400 SEK 40,600 SEK 36,500 SEK 1,000

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 28,000 SEK in 2014 to 37,800 SEK in 2025, +35% 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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Swedish job titles in this occupation

Statistics Sweden files the following Swedish job titles under SSYK 3359, “övriga handläggare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Alkoholhandläggare
  • Byråsekreterare, ospec
  • Fiskeriinspektör
  • Fiskerikontrollant
  • Forskningsassistent, forskningsbiträde
  • Forskningsbiträde
  • Fortbildningssekreterare
  • Förbundskonsulent, intresseorganisation
  • Handläggare, administrativ assistent
  • Institutionssekreterare
  • Kanslisekreterare, administrativ assistent
  • Klinisk prövningsassistent
  • Krogkontrollant
  • Kursadministratör
  • Kurssekreterare
  • Nämndsekreterare
  • Passhandläggare
  • Pensionshandläggare
  • Protokollförare, riksdag
  • Prövningsassistent, klinisk
  • Restauranginspektör
  • Riksdagsstenograf
  • Servicehandläggare
  • Skolsekreterare, administrativ assistent
  • Studieadministratör
  • Studieassistent
  • Studiekonsulent
  • Studieorganisatör
  • Studiesekreterare
  • Studiestödsutredare
  • Tillståndsinspektör
  • Utbildningsadministratör
  • Utbildningshandläggare
  • Utbildningskoordinator, företag
  • Utbildningssekreterare
  • Vapenhandläggare
  • Verksamhetsledare, studieförbund
  • Återbetalninghandläggare

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for administrative secretaries and related associate professionals in Sweden?

The median salary for administrative secretaries and related associate professionals in Sweden is 37,800 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 administrative secretaries and related associate professionals sit 1% lower than the typical job.

How much do administrative secretaries and related associate professionals earn after tax?

The median salary for administrative secretaries and related associate professionals is 37,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 30,150 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 administrative secretaries and related associate professionals?

The average (40,000 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (37,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what administrative secretaries and related associate professionals typically earn.

What is the starting salary for administrative secretaries and related associate professionals in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: administrative secretaries and related associate professionals aged 18–24 years earn 31,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 31,500 SEK.

How high can the salary go for administrative secretaries and related associate professionals?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 51,700 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 administrative secretaries and related associate professionals in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 92% of men's in this job. The median salary is 39,500 SEK for men and 37,200 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do administrative secretaries and related associate professionals earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where administrative secretaries and related associate professionals earn 42,200 SEK per month on average.

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