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How much do berry pickers and planters earn in Sweden?

Berry pickers and planters. 5,500 people employed in Sweden.

27,600SEK

per month is the median salary for berry pickers and planters in Sweden in 2025. That is 28% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.4% since 2024

≈ €2,450 / $2,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 22,457 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 159 SEK an hour · 331,200 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.

In 2025, berry pickers and planters in Sweden earned an average of 28,200 SEK per month. The median salary is 27,600 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 24,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 32,100 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
28,200 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
24,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
32,100 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
5,500
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among berry pickers and planters in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

24,600 SEKLowest 10%27,600 SEKMedian32,100 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 25,600–29,900 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Berry pickers and planters 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 27,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 22,600 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 27,800 SEK 22,608 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 28,400 SEK 23,060 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 24,600 SEK 20,194 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 25,600 SEK 20,948 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.

Berry pickers and planters pay in the private and public sector

What berry pickers and planters 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 28,200 SEK 27,600 SEK 27,500 SEK 28,100 SEK
Private sector 28,200 SEK 27,600 SEK 27,500 SEK 28,100 SEK
Public sector 26,900 SEK 27,000 SEK – –
Central government 26,900 SEK 27,000 SEK – –

Berry pickers and planters salary after tax in Sweden

What berry pickers and planters actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 27,600 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 22,457 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

27,600 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 22,457 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 22,800 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 22,422 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 22,450 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 23,000 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 21,942 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 27,800 SEK before tax — roughly 22,608 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 32,100 SEK, which is roughly 25,851 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for berry pickers and planters

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 27,500 SEK 3,400
Women 28,100 SEK 2,100

Women's average salary is 100% 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.

Berry pickers and planters salary by age

Pay for berry pickers and planters normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 27,800 SEK 27,300 SEK – –
25–34 years 28,400 SEK 28,800 SEK – –
35–44 years 28,700 SEK 29,000 SEK 28,100 SEK –
45–54 years 27,700 SEK 27,700 SEK – –
55–64 years 28,400 SEK 28,400 SEK – –

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, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 28,200 SEK – – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 29,000 SEK 29,000 SEK – –
No information about level of educational attainment 27,700 SEK 28,200 SEK 26,600 SEK –

Berry pickers and planters 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
East-Central Sweden 29,600 SEK 30,000 SEK – –
South Sweden 26,700 SEK 26,600 SEK 26,800 SEK –
Central Norrland 28,200 SEK – – –
Upper Norrland 31,000 SEK 31,700 SEK – –

Berry pickers and planters 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 20,300 SEK in 2014 to 27,600 SEK in 2025, +36% 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 9210, “bärplockare och plantörer m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bärplockare
  • Dräng, blandad drift
  • Dräng, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Dräng, växtodling
  • Fruktodlingsarbetare
  • Fruktplockare
  • Gräsklippare
  • Hjälpfiskare
  • Planterare, skog
  • Planterare, trädgårdsodling
  • Plantrensare
  • Plantsorterare
  • Plantör
  • Röjningsarbetare, skog
  • Skogsarbetare, plantering
  • Skogsplantör
  • Skördearbetare
  • Stallman
  • Stallskötare
  • Tomatplockare
  • Trädgårdsbiträde
  • Växtskötare
  • Växtvårdare
  • Äggplockare
  • Äppelplockare

Frequently asked questions

How much do berry pickers and planters 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 27,600 SEK a month before tax, against 26,700 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.4%. 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 berry pickers and planters in Sweden?

The median salary for berry pickers and planters in Sweden is 27,600 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 berry pickers and planters sit 28% lower than the typical job.

How much do berry pickers and planters earn after tax?

The median salary for berry pickers and planters is 27,600 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 22,500 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 berry pickers and planters?

The average (28,200 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (27,600 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what berry pickers and planters typically earn.

What is the starting salary for berry pickers and planters in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: berry pickers and planters aged 18–24 years earn 27,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 24,600 SEK. More in the section “Berry pickers and planters starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for berry pickers and planters?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 32,100 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 berry pickers and planters in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 27,500 SEK for men and 28,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do berry pickers and planters earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where berry pickers and planters earn 31,000 SEK per month on average.

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