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How much do butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers earn in Sweden?

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers. 3,300 people employed in Sweden.

30,400SEK

per month is the median salary for butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers in Sweden in 2025. That is 21% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

−5.3% since 2024

≈ €2,700 / $3,150 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 24,569 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 175 SEK an hour · 364,800 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.

In the 2025 salary statistics, butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers earned 32,100 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 30,400 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,900 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 37,200 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
32,100 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,900 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
37,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,300
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

28,900 SEKLowest 10%30,400 SEKMedian37,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 29,400–34,900 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers: 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 29,000 SEK a month on average — roughly 23,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 29,000 SEK 23,513 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 31,300 SEK 25,248 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 28,900 SEK 23,437 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 29,400 SEK 23,814 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.

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers: pay in the private and public sector

What butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers 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 32,100 SEK 30,400 SEK 30,900 SEK 29,400 SEK
Private sector 32,100 SEK 30,400 SEK 30,900 SEK 29,400 SEK

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers: salary after tax in Sweden

What butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 30,400 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 24,569 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

30,400 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 24,569 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 24,957 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 24,529 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 24,561 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 25,184 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 23,985 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,000 SEK before tax — roughly 23,513 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 37,200 SEK, which is roughly 29,698 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers

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 37,500 Median pay Number
Men 30,900 SEK 2,800
Women 29,400 SEK 480

Women's average salary is 93% 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.

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers: salary by age

Pay for butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,000 SEK – – –
25–34 years 31,300 SEK 31,600 SEK – –
35–44 years 32,700 SEK 33,000 SEK – –
45–54 years 33,300 SEK 33,800 SEK – 690
55–64 years 33,200 SEK 34,400 SEK – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 31,700 SEK 31,800 SEK – –
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 31,600 SEK 31,800 SEK – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 33,000 SEK 33,600 SEK – –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 31,600 SEK 31,900 SEK – –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 31,800 SEK 32,300 SEK – –
No information about level of educational attainment 33,300 SEK 33,900 SEK – –

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers: 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 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
East-Central Sweden 31,700 SEK 32,700 SEK – –
Småland and islands 30,900 SEK 31,100 SEK – –
South Sweden 35,800 SEK 35,900 SEK – 410
West Sweden 31,700 SEK 32,000 SEK – –

Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers: 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 26,900 SEK in 2014 to 30,400 SEK in 2025, +13% 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 7611, “slaktare och styckare m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Charkuteriarbetare, slakteri
  • Charkuterist, manuell tillverkning
  • Korvmästare
  • Köttmästare
  • Slaktare
  • Slakteriarbetare
  • Slaktmästare
  • Styckare
  • Styckmästare
  • Tarmförädlare
  • Tarmförädlingsarbetare

Frequently asked questions

How much do butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers 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 30,400 SEK a month before tax, against 32,100 SEK the year before (2024) — −5.3%. 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 butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers in Sweden?

The median salary for butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers in Sweden is 30,400 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 butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers sit 21% lower than the typical job.

How much do butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers earn after tax?

The median salary for butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers is 30,400 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 24,600 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 butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers?

The average (32,100 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (30,400 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers aged 18–24 years earn 29,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,900 SEK. More in the section “Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 37,200 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 butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 93% of men's in this job. The median salary is 30,900 SEK for men and 29,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers earn 35,800 SEK per month on average.

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