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How much do bank clerk earn in Sweden?

Bank clerk. 22,500 people employed in Sweden.

43,700SEK

per month is the median salary for bank clerk in Sweden in 2025. That is 14% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,850 / $4,500 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 34,289 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The average salary for bank clerk in Sweden is 47,400 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 43,700 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 30,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 66,100 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
47,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
30,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
66,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
22,500
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

30,000 SEKLowest 10%43,700 SEKMedian66,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 35,200–53,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What bank clerk 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 47,400 SEK 43,700 SEK 45,400 SEK 42,900 SEK
Private sector 47,400 SEK 43,700 SEK 45,400 SEK 42,900 SEK

Salary after tax

What bank clerk 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 34,289 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • 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 66,100 SEK, which is roughly 47,157 SEK after tax.

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Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 30,000 60,000 Median pay Number
Men 45,400 SEK 9,100
Women 42,900 SEK 13,400

Women's average salary is 87% 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 bank clerk normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,600 SEK 32,200 SEK 31,200 SEK 3,000
25–34 years 41,100 SEK 42,500 SEK 39,700 SEK 6,400
35–44 years 50,800 SEK 56,100 SEK 47,200 SEK 4,400
45–54 years 56,800 SEK 66,400 SEK 51,200 SEK 3,900
55–64 years 55,300 SEK 66,800 SEK 50,200 SEK 4,600

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 45,300 SEK – 43,000 SEK 230
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 48,200 SEK 58,800 SEK 45,100 SEK 1,300
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 44,400 SEK 47,000 SEK 43,000 SEK 7,000
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 43,100 SEK 44,600 SEK 42,000 SEK 5,000
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 52,200 SEK 56,800 SEK 48,100 SEK 8,800

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 60,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 54,200 SEK 59,100 SEK 49,900 SEK 7,700
East-Central Sweden 44,600 SEK 46,300 SEK 43,700 SEK –
Småland and islands 44,600 SEK 46,800 SEK 43,300 SEK 860
South Sweden 44,600 SEK 47,600 SEK 42,700 SEK 2,800
West Sweden 44,900 SEK 47,200 SEK 43,400 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 43,900 SEK 46,500 SEK 42,600 SEK 1,000
Central Norrland 40,600 SEK 41,900 SEK 39,800 SEK 910
Upper Norrland 37,800 SEK 41,900 SEK 35,900 SEK 1,200

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 32,600 SEK in 2014 to 43,700 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 3312, “banktjänstemän”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bankkassör
  • Bankrådgivare
  • Banksäljare
  • Banktjänsteman
  • Bolånerådgivare
  • Gruppföreståndare, bank
  • Kreditansvarig, bank
  • Kreditbedömare
  • Kreditberedare
  • Kreditbevakare
  • Kreditgivare
  • Kredithandläggare
  • Kreditman
  • Kreditrådgivare
  • Kundservicekoordinator, finansbolag
  • Kundtjänst, bank
  • Lånehandläggare
  • Lånekamrer
  • Notariatchef, bank
  • Notariattjänsteman, bank
  • Personlig bankman
  • Privatekonom
  • Privatekonomisk rådgivare
  • Privatrådgivare, bank

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for bank clerk in Sweden?

The median salary for bank clerk in Sweden is 43,700 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 bank clerk sit 14% higher than the typical job.

How much do bank clerk earn after tax?

The median salary for bank clerk is 43,700 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 34,289 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 bank clerk?

The average (47,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (43,700 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what bank clerk typically earn.

What is the starting salary for bank clerk in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: bank clerk aged 18–24 years earn 31,600 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 30,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for bank clerk?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 66,100 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 bank clerk in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 87% of men's in this job. The median salary is 45,400 SEK for men and 42,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do bank clerk earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where bank clerk earn 54,200 SEK per month on average.

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