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How much does a bartender earn in Sweden?

Bartenders. 8,400 people employed in Sweden.

31,300SEK

per month is the median salary for a bartender in Sweden in 2025. That is 18% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+5.4% since 2024

≈ €2,750 / $3,250 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 25,248 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 181 SEK an hour · 375,600 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 bartender in Sweden is 31,600 SEK (2025). The median salary is 31,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 37,700 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
31,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
25,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
37,700 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
8,400
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

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

25,500 SEKLowest 10%31,300 SEKMedian37,700 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 28,900–34,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Bartender 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 28,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 23,400 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 28,800 SEK 23,362 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 33,200 SEK 26,681 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 25,500 SEK 20,873 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 28,900 SEK 23,437 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.

Bartender pay in the private and public sector

What bartenders 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 31,600 SEK 31,300 SEK 33,400 SEK 28,900 SEK
Private sector 31,600 SEK 31,300 SEK 33,400 SEK 28,900 SEK

Bartender salary after tax in Sweden

What bartenders actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 31,300 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 25,248 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

31,300 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 25,248 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 25,651 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 25,207 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 25,240 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 25,886 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 24,642 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 28,800 SEK before tax — roughly 23,362 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 37,700 SEK, which is roughly 30,075 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a bartender

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 25,000 35,000 Median pay Number
Men 33,400 SEK 4,200
Women 28,900 SEK 4,100

Women's average salary is 84% 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.

Bartender salary by age

Pay for bartenders normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 28,800 SEK 30,700 SEK 27,600 SEK 3,600
25–34 years 33,200 SEK 33,800 SEK 30,200 SEK –
35–44 years 34,600 SEK – – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 29,900 SEK 33,300 SEK 25,900 SEK 600
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 35,600 SEK – – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 30,700 SEK 32,800 SEK 28,200 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 31,300 SEK 33,100 SEK 28,600 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 31,300 SEK – 29,600 SEK –

Bartender 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 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 33,500 SEK 34,900 SEK 29,600 SEK –
Småland and islands 28,400 SEK – 27,400 SEK 130
South Sweden 28,500 SEK – 27,700 SEK 500
West Sweden 30,700 SEK 32,200 SEK 28,300 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 29,900 SEK – – –
Upper Norrland 28,000 SEK – – 100

Bartender 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 24,900 SEK in 2014 to 31,300 SEK in 2025, +26% 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 5132, “bartendrar”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Barchef
  • Barista
  • Barmästare
  • Bartender
  • Mixolog

Frequently asked questions

How much does a bartender 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 31,300 SEK a month before tax, against 29,700 SEK the year before (2024) — +5.4%. 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 bartender in Sweden?

The median salary for a bartender in Sweden is 31,300 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 bartenders sit 18% lower than the typical job.

How much does a bartender earn after tax?

The median salary for a bartender is 31,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 25,200 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 bartenders?

The average (31,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (31,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what bartenders typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a bartender in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: bartenders aged 18–24 years earn 28,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,500 SEK. More in the section “Bartender starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for bartenders?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 37,700 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 bartenders in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 84% of men's in this job. The median salary is 33,400 SEK for men and 28,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a bartender earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where bartenders earn 33,500 SEK per month on average.

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