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How much does a baker or pastry chef earn in Sweden?

Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers. 4,800 people employed in Sweden.

32,500SEK

per month is the median salary for a baker or pastry chef in Sweden in 2025. That is 15% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+11.3% since 2024

≈ €2,900 / $3,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,153 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 188 SEK an hour · 390,000 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 mean monthly salary for a baker or pastry chef in Sweden is 33,600 SEK (2025). The median salary is 32,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 29,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 40,300 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
33,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
29,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
40,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,800
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

29,500 SEKLowest 10%32,500 SEKMedian40,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 29,800–35,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Baker and pastry chef 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 31,600 SEK a month on average — roughly 25,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 31,600 SEK 25,474 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 32,600 SEK 26,228 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 29,500 SEK 23,890 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 29,800 SEK 24,116 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.

Baker and pastry chef pay in the private and public sector

What bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers 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 33,600 SEK 32,500 SEK 33,200 SEK 31,300 SEK
Private sector 33,600 SEK 32,500 SEK 33,200 SEK 31,300 SEK

Baker and pastry chef salary after tax in Sweden

What bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 32,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 26,153 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

32,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 26,153 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 26,575 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 26,110 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 26,145 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 26,822 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 25,518 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,600 SEK before tax — roughly 25,474 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 40,300 SEK, which is roughly 31,999 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a baker or pastry chef

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 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 33,200 SEK 2,300
Women 31,300 SEK 2,500

Women's average salary is 95% 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.

Baker and pastry chef salary by age

Pay for bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,600 SEK – – –
25–34 years 32,600 SEK – – –
35–44 years 34,400 SEK – – –
45–54 years 35,500 SEK – – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,300 SEK – – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,400 SEK 33,400 SEK 33,500 SEK –

Baker and pastry chef 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 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 33,700 SEK 34,700 SEK 32,400 SEK –
South Sweden 35,400 SEK – – –

Baker and pastry chef 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 32,500 SEK in 2025, +29% 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 7612, “bagare och konditorer”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bagare
  • Chocolatier
  • Chokladarbetare, hantverk
  • Konditor
  • Pralinör
  • Sockerbagare
  • Tunnbrödsarbetare
  • Tunnbrödsbagare
  • Tårtmakare

Frequently asked questions

How much does a baker or pastry chef 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 32,500 SEK a month before tax, against 29,200 SEK the year before (2024) — +11.3%. 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 a baker or pastry chef in Sweden?

The median salary for a baker or pastry chef in Sweden is 32,500 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 bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers sit 15% lower than the typical job.

How much does a baker or pastry chef earn after tax?

The median salary for a baker or pastry chef is 32,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,200 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 bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers?

The average (33,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (32,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a baker or pastry chef in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers aged 18–24 years earn 31,600 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 29,500 SEK. More in the section “Baker and pastry chef starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 40,300 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 bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 33,200 SEK for men and 31,300 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a baker or pastry chef earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers earn 35,400 SEK per month on average.

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