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How much does a beauty therapist earn in Sweden?

Beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified. 2,800 people employed in Sweden.

25,900SEK

per month is the median salary for a beauty therapist in Sweden in 2025. That is 32% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

−4.4% since 2024

≈ €2,300 / $2,650 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 21,175 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 149 SEK an hour · 310,800 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 a beauty therapist in Sweden is 28,700 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 25,900 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 22,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 36,000 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
28,700 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
22,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
36,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,800
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

22,700 SEKLowest 10%25,900 SEKMedian36,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 23,100–35,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Beauty therapist pay in the private and public sector

What beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified 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 28,700 SEK 25,900 SEK – 25,000 SEK
Private sector 28,700 SEK 25,900 SEK – 25,000 SEK

Beauty therapist salary after tax in Sweden

What beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 25,900 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 21,175 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

25,900 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 21,175 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 21,491 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 21,143 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 21,169 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 21,673 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 20,701 SEK
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 36,000 SEK, which is roughly 28,793 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a beauty therapist

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 by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 26,500 SEK – 26,500 SEK –

Beauty therapist 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 28,400 SEK – 28,100 SEK –

Beauty therapist 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 24,000 SEK in 2014 to 25,900 SEK in 2025, +8% 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 5149, “övriga skönhets- och kroppsterapeuter”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Fransstylist
  • Makeupartist
  • Manikyrist
  • Maskör
  • Nagelbyggare
  • Nagelskulptör
  • Nagelspecialist
  • Nagelteknolog
  • Nagelterapeut
  • Pedikurist
  • Pedikyrist
  • Piercare
  • Skönhetsterapeut
  • Skönhetsvårdare
  • Skönhetsvårdsassistent
  • Sminkör
  • Sminkös
  • Spa-terapeut
  • Stylist, make up
  • Tandblekare
  • Tatuerare

Frequently asked questions

How much does a beauty therapist 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 25,900 SEK a month before tax, against 27,100 SEK the year before (2024) — −4.4%. 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 beauty therapist in Sweden?

The median salary for a beauty therapist in Sweden is 25,900 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 beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified sit 32% lower than the typical job.

How much does a beauty therapist earn after tax?

The median salary for a beauty therapist is 25,900 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 21,200 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 beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified?

The average (28,700 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (25,900 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified typically earn.

How high can the salary go for beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 36,000 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden does a beauty therapist earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where beauty and body therapists professionals not elsewhere classified earn 28,400 SEK per month on average.

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