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How much does a care assistant earn in Sweden?

Home-based personal care and related workers. 86,800 people employed in Sweden.

29,100SEK

per month is the median salary for a care assistant in Sweden in 2025. That is 24% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,600 / $3,000 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 23,588 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for a care assistant in Sweden is 29,600 SEK (2025). The median salary is 29,100 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 34,800 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
29,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
25,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
34,800 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
86,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among home-based personal care and related workers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

25,000 SEKLowest 10%29,100 SEKMedian34,800 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 26,900–32,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What home-based personal care and related workers 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 29,600 SEK 29,100 SEK 29,200 SEK 29,100 SEK
Private sector 29,500 SEK 29,100 SEK 29,400 SEK 29,000 SEK
Public sector 29,600 SEK 29,100 SEK 29,200 SEK 29,100 SEK
Municipalities 29,600 SEK 29,100 SEK 29,200 SEK 29,100 SEK
Regions (health care) 31,700 SEK 30,300 SEK – –

Salary after tax

What home-based personal care and related workers 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 23,588 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 28,100 SEK before tax — roughly 22,834 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 34,800 SEK, which is roughly 27,888 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a care 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

Median salary for men and women
Gender 25,000 35,000 Median pay Number
Men 29,200 SEK 27,700
Women 29,100 SEK 59,100

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.

Pay by age

Pay for home-based personal care and related workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 28,100 SEK 28,500 SEK 28,000 SEK 23,900
25–34 years 29,400 SEK 29,900 SEK 28,900 SEK 23,300
35–44 years 29,700 SEK 30,200 SEK 29,600 SEK 16,000
45–54 years 30,500 SEK 30,600 SEK 30,400 SEK 11,300
55–64 years 31,700 SEK 31,400 SEK 31,800 SEK 10,100

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 less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 28,900 SEK 29,300 SEK 28,600 SEK 5,700
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 29,000 SEK 29,100 SEK 28,900 SEK 14,200
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 30,200 SEK 29,900 SEK 30,300 SEK 21,400
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 29,200 SEK 29,400 SEK 29,100 SEK 26,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 30,400 SEK 30,600 SEK 30,300 SEK 10,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 30,300 SEK 30,500 SEK 30,200 SEK 6,400
No information about level of educational attainment 29,000 SEK 29,300 SEK 28,600 SEK 2,100

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 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 30,200 SEK 30,500 SEK 30,100 SEK 16,400
East-Central Sweden 29,100 SEK 29,300 SEK 29,100 SEK 15,700
Småland and islands 29,300 SEK 29,300 SEK 29,400 SEK 9,800
South Sweden 29,400 SEK 29,600 SEK 29,300 SEK 11,100
West Sweden 30,300 SEK 30,500 SEK 30,200 SEK 11,700
North-Central Sweden 29,500 SEK 29,500 SEK 29,500 SEK 9,600
Central Norrland 28,900 SEK 29,000 SEK 28,800 SEK 5,100
Upper Norrland 29,400 SEK 29,300 SEK 29,500 SEK 7,400

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 23,000 SEK in 2014 to 29,100 SEK in 2025, +27% 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 5330, “vårdbiträden”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Hemsjukvårdare, vårdbiträde
  • Hemtjänstbiträde
  • Hemtjänstpersonal, vårdbiträde
  • Hemtjänstvårdbiträde
  • Hemvårdare
  • Hemvårdsbiträde
  • Omsorgsassistent i hemmet
  • Omsorgsassistent, i hemmet
  • Servicebiträde, vård
  • Sjukvårdsbiträde
  • Vårdare, äldre
  • Vårdbiträde, barn
  • Vårdbiträde, funktionshindrade
  • Vårdbiträde, hemtjänst
  • Vårdbiträde, ospec
  • Vårdbiträde, psykiatrisk vård
  • Vårdbiträde, psykiskt funktionshindrade
  • Vårdbiträde, vårdinrättning
  • Vårdbiträde, äldre
  • Vårdbiträde, äldreboende

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a care assistant in Sweden?

The median salary for a care assistant in Sweden is 29,100 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 home-based personal care and related workers sit 24% lower than the typical job.

How much does a care assistant earn after tax?

The median salary for a care assistant is 29,100 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 23,588 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 home-based personal care and related workers?

The average (29,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (29,100 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what home-based personal care and related workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a care assistant in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: home-based personal care and related workers aged 18–24 years earn 28,100 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for home-based personal care and related workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 34,800 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 home-based personal care and related workers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 29,200 SEK for men and 29,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a care assistant earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where home-based personal care and related workers earn 30,300 SEK per month on average.

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