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How much does a building caretaker earn in Sweden?

Building caretakers. 32,400 people employed in Sweden.

33,300SEK

per month is the median salary for a building caretaker in Sweden in 2025. That is 13% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,950 / $3,450 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,756 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

A building caretaker earns 33,600 SEK per month on average in Sweden (2025). The median salary is 33,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 39,600 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%
28,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
39,600 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
32,400
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

28,000 SEKLowest 10%33,300 SEKMedian39,600 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 30,400–36,500 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What building caretakers 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 33,300 SEK 33,400 SEK 32,500 SEK
Private sector 34,300 SEK 34,000 SEK 34,200 SEK 33,200 SEK
Public sector 32,300 SEK 31,900 SEK 32,100 SEK 30,300 SEK
Central government 39,600 SEK 39,500 SEK 40,000 SEK 36,700 SEK
Municipalities 32,400 SEK 32,200 SEK 32,300 SEK 31,300 SEK
Regions (health care) 29,700 SEK 29,400 SEK 29,500 SEK 28,800 SEK

Salary after tax

What building caretakers 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 26,756 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • 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 39,600 SEK, which is roughly 31,508 SEK after tax.

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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 27,500 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 33,400 SEK 27,200
Women 32,500 SEK 5,200

Women's average salary is 97% 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 building caretakers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 28,800 SEK 28,400 SEK 30,100 SEK 2,200
25–34 years 32,700 SEK 32,800 SEK 32,100 SEK 4,600
35–44 years 34,000 SEK 34,200 SEK 33,600 SEK 6,000
45–54 years 34,500 SEK 34,800 SEK 33,000 SEK 7,800
55–64 years 34,000 SEK 34,200 SEK 33,100 SEK 10,300

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 31,100 SEK 31,400 SEK – 520
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 33,500 SEK 33,700 SEK 31,400 SEK 4,200
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 33,800 SEK 34,000 SEK 32,300 SEK 10,300
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,400 SEK 33,600 SEK 32,800 SEK 11,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 34,100 SEK 34,300 SEK 33,400 SEK 3,800
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 34,200 SEK 34,400 SEK 33,700 SEK 1,700
No information about level of educational attainment 29,500 SEK – – –

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 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 35,500 SEK 35,700 SEK 33,800 SEK 5,100
East-Central Sweden 33,200 SEK 33,400 SEK 32,100 SEK 5,600
Småland and islands 33,800 SEK 33,600 SEK 35,100 SEK 3,300
South Sweden 32,600 SEK 32,700 SEK 31,900 SEK 4,800
West Sweden 33,400 SEK 33,600 SEK 32,700 SEK 7,100
North-Central Sweden 33,600 SEK 33,900 SEK 31,300 SEK 3,500
Central Norrland 33,400 SEK 33,500 SEK – –
Upper Norrland 32,700 SEK 32,900 SEK 31,700 SEK 1,400

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 25,000 SEK in 2014 to 33,300 SEK in 2025, +33% 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 5152, “fastighetsskötare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Badvaktmästare
  • Besiktningsman, lägenhet
  • Bovärd
  • Driftchef, fastighetsskötare
  • Drifttekniker, fastighet
  • Fastighetsarbetare
  • Fastighetseldare
  • Fastighetsmaskinist
  • Fastighetsreparatör
  • Fastighetsskötare
  • Fastighetstekniker
  • Fastighetsunderhållare
  • Fastighetsvärd
  • Husvärd
  • Idrottsplatsarbetare
  • Idrottsplatsvaktmästare
  • Kapellvaktmästare
  • Kundvärd, bostadsföretag
  • Kvartersvärd
  • Kyrkvaktmästare
  • Lokalkoordinator
  • Maskinist, fastighet
  • Områdesansvarig, fastighetsskötare
  • Portvakt, fastighet
  • Skolvaktmästare
  • Sporthallsvaktmästare
  • Tillsynsman, fastighet
  • Tillsynsman, fritidsanläggning
  • Vaktmästare, bad
  • Vaktmästare, fastighetsskötare
  • Vaktmästare, idrottsplats
  • Vaktmästare, kyrka
  • Vaktmästare, skola
  • Vaktmästare, sporthall
  • Värmeskötare, fastighet

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a building caretaker in Sweden?

The median salary for a building caretaker in Sweden is 33,300 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 building caretakers sit 13% lower than the typical job.

How much does a building caretaker earn after tax?

The median salary for a building caretaker is 33,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,756 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 building caretakers?

The average (33,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what building caretakers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a building caretaker in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: building caretakers aged 18–24 years earn 28,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for building caretakers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 39,600 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 building caretakers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 97% of men's in this job. The median salary is 33,400 SEK for men and 32,500 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a building caretaker earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where building caretakers earn 35,500 SEK per month on average.

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