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How much does an anaesthesia nurse earn in Sweden?

Anaesthesia nurses. 3,800 people employed in Sweden.

50,000SEK

per month is the median salary for an anaesthesia nurse in Sweden in 2025. That is 31% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.5% since 2024

≈ €4,400 / $5,150 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 38,530 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 288 SEK an hour · 600,000 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.

The average salary for an anaesthesia nurse in Sweden is 50,700 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 50,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 41,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 60,200 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
50,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
41,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
60,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

41,700 SEKLowest 10%50,000 SEKMedian60,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 45,200–55,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Anaesthesia nurse 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 42,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 33,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 42,700 SEK 33,615 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 41,700 SEK 32,942 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 45,200 SEK 35,299 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.

Anaesthesia nurse pay in the private and public sector

What anaesthesia nurses 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 50,700 SEK 50,000 SEK 49,500 SEK 50,400 SEK
Private sector 53,300 SEK 53,100 SEK – 53,800 SEK
Public sector 50,400 SEK 49,900 SEK 49,000 SEK 50,100 SEK
Municipalities 52,500 SEK 51,100 SEK – 51,500 SEK
Regions (health care) 50,300 SEK 49,900 SEK 49,100 SEK 50,100 SEK

Anaesthesia nurse salary after tax in Sweden

What anaesthesia nurses actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 50,000 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 38,530 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

50,000 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 38,530 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 39,279 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 38,453 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 38,516 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 39,740 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 37,383 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 42,700 SEK before tax — roughly 33,615 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 60,200 SEK, which is roughly 44,365 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for an anaesthesia nurse

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 40,000 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 49,500 SEK 1,100
Women 50,400 SEK 2,700

Women's average salary is 102% 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.

Anaesthesia nurse salary by age

Pay for anaesthesia nurses normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 42,700 SEK 42,900 SEK 42,500 SEK 440
35–44 years 48,100 SEK 48,200 SEK 48,000 SEK 1,300
45–54 years 52,600 SEK 53,300 SEK 52,300 SEK 1,000
55–64 years 55,100 SEK 56,000 SEK 54,900 SEK 830

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 50,700 SEK 50,100 SEK 50,900 SEK 3,700

Anaesthesia nurse 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 40,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 52,700 SEK 52,100 SEK 53,100 SEK 790
East-Central Sweden 50,000 SEK 49,500 SEK 50,200 SEK 690
Småland and islands 49,200 SEK – 49,800 SEK 270
South Sweden 52,200 SEK 51,400 SEK 52,600 SEK 630
West Sweden 49,900 SEK 49,500 SEK 50,100 SEK 830
North-Central Sweden 48,400 SEK – 48,500 SEK 250
Central Norrland 49,200 SEK – – 120
Upper Norrland 50,100 SEK – 50,000 SEK 200

Anaesthesia nurse 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 34,000 SEK in 2014 to 50,000 SEK in 2025, +47% 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 2223, “anestesisjuksköterskor”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Anestesisjuksköterska
  • Narkossjuksköterska
  • Sjuksköterska, anestesi
  • Sjuksköterska, narkos

Frequently asked questions

How much does an anaesthesia nurse 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 50,000 SEK a month before tax, against 48,300 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.5%. 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 anaesthesia nurse in Sweden?

The median salary for an anaesthesia nurse in Sweden is 50,000 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 anaesthesia nurses sit 31% higher than the typical job.

How much does an anaesthesia nurse earn after tax?

The median salary for an anaesthesia nurse is 50,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 38,500 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 anaesthesia nurses?

The average (50,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (50,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what anaesthesia nurses typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an anaesthesia nurse in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: anaesthesia nurses aged 25–34 years earn 42,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 41,700 SEK. More in the section “Anaesthesia nurse starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for anaesthesia nurses?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 60,200 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 anaesthesia nurses in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 102% of men's in this job. The median salary is 49,500 SEK for men and 50,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an anaesthesia nurse earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where anaesthesia nurses earn 52,700 SEK per month on average.

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