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How much do back office-staff earn in Sweden?

Back office-staff. 2,900 people employed in Sweden.

39,600SEK

per month is the median salary for back office-staff in Sweden in 2025. That is 3% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+7.3% since 2024

≈ €3,500 / $4,100 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 31,508 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 228 SEK an hour · 475,200 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 back office-staff in Sweden is 42,400 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 39,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 31,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 56,000 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
42,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
31,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
56,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,900
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among back office-staff in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

31,100 SEKLowest 10%39,600 SEKMedian56,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 34,700–49,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Back office-staff 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 18–24, earn 29,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 24,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 29,700 SEK 24,041 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 39,100 SEK 31,131 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 31,100 SEK 25,097 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 34,700 SEK 27,812 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.

Back office-staff pay in the private and public sector

What back office-staff 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 42,400 SEK 39,600 SEK 41,300 SEK 38,500 SEK
Private sector 42,400 SEK 39,600 SEK 41,300 SEK 38,500 SEK

Back office-staff salary after tax in Sweden

What back office-staff actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 39,600 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 31,508 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

39,600 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 31,508 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 32,045 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 31,454 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 31,498 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 32,361 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 30,699 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,700 SEK before tax — roughly 24,041 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 56,000 SEK, which is roughly 42,377 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for back office-staff

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 41,300 SEK 1,100
Women 38,500 SEK 1,800

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.

Back office-staff salary by age

Pay for back office-staff normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,700 SEK – – 240
25–34 years 39,100 SEK 43,200 SEK 37,000 SEK –
35–44 years 44,300 SEK 45,800 SEK 43,600 SEK –
45–54 years 45,300 SEK – 43,700 SEK 780
55–64 years 44,500 SEK – 42,900 SEK –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 45,000 SEK – 42,200 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 40,100 SEK 42,300 SEK 38,900 SEK 1,400
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 41,400 SEK 43,100 SEK 40,300 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 45,600 SEK 48,600 SEK 44,600 SEK –

Back office-staff 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 43,000 SEK 44,100 SEK 42,300 SEK 1,600
East-Central Sweden 37,000 SEK – – 130
South Sweden 44,500 SEK 52,300 SEK 40,500 SEK –
West Sweden 43,600 SEK – 42,900 SEK –

Back office-staff 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 29,600 SEK in 2014 to 39,600 SEK in 2025, +34% 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 4113, “backofficepersonal m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Backoffice-personal
  • Frontofficepersonal
  • Mäklarassistent, värdepapper

Frequently asked questions

How much do back office-staff 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 39,600 SEK a month before tax, against 36,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +7.3%. 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 back office-staff in Sweden?

The median salary for back office-staff in Sweden is 39,600 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 back office-staff sit 3% higher than the typical job.

How much do back office-staff earn after tax?

The median salary for back office-staff is 39,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 31,500 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 back office-staff?

The average (42,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (39,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what back office-staff typically earn.

What is the starting salary for back office-staff in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: back office-staff aged 18–24 years earn 29,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 31,100 SEK. More in the section “Back office-staff starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for back office-staff?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 56,000 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 back office-staff in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 93% of men's in this job. The median salary is 41,300 SEK for men and 38,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do back office-staff earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where back office-staff earn 44,500 SEK per month on average.

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