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How much does a café or bakery assistant earn in Sweden?

Café and confectionery assistants. 11,600 people employed in Sweden.

27,500SEK

per month is the median salary for a café or bakery assistant in Sweden in 2025. That is 28% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+6.6% since 2024

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

That is roughly 22,381 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 159 SEK an hour · 330,000 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, a café or bakery assistant in Sweden earned an average of 26,500 SEK per month. The median salary is 27,500 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
26,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Highest 10%
30,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
11,600
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

Café and bakery assistant 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 25,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 20,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 25,500 SEK 20,873 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 29,200 SEK 23,664 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 23,900 SEK 19,666 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.

Café and bakery assistant pay in the private and public sector

What café and confectionery assistants 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 26,500 SEK 27,500 SEK – 27,500 SEK
Private sector 26,500 SEK 27,500 SEK – 27,500 SEK

Café and bakery assistant salary after tax in Sweden

What café and confectionery assistants actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 27,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 22,381 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

27,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 22,381 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 22,723 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 22,347 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 22,375 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 22,922 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 21,869 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 25,500 SEK before tax — roughly 20,873 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 30,300 SEK, which is roughly 24,493 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a café or bakery assistant

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

Women's average salary is 111% 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.

Café and bakery assistant salary by age

Pay for café and confectionery assistants normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 25,500 SEK 23,900 SEK 26,200 SEK –
25–34 years 29,200 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) 22,500 SEK – 24,400 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 26,300 SEK 24,600 SEK 26,800 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 28,700 SEK – – –

Café and bakery assistant 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 25,600 SEK 23,400 SEK 26,800 SEK –
West Sweden 27,400 SEK – 27,800 SEK –

Café and bakery assistant 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 20,700 SEK in 2014 to 27,500 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 9413, “kafé- och konditoribiträden”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Cafébiträde
  • Cafeteriabiträde
  • Cafévärd
  • Kafébiträde
  • Kafeteriabiträde
  • Konditoribiträde

Frequently asked questions

How much does a café or bakery assistant 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 27,500 SEK a month before tax, against 25,800 SEK the year before (2024) — +6.6%. 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 café or bakery assistant in Sweden?

The median salary for a café or bakery assistant in Sweden is 27,500 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 café and confectionery assistants sit 28% lower than the typical job.

How much does a café or bakery assistant earn after tax?

The median salary for a café or bakery assistant is 27,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 22,400 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 café and confectionery assistants?

The average (26,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (27,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what café and confectionery assistants typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a café or bakery assistant in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: café and confectionery assistants aged 18–24 years earn 25,500 SEK per month on average. More in the section “Café and bakery assistant starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for café and confectionery assistants?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 30,300 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden does a café or bakery assistant earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where café and confectionery assistants earn 27,400 SEK per month on average.

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