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How much does a cashier earn in Sweden?

Cashiers and related clerks. 8,700 people employed in Sweden.

29,300SEK

per month is the median salary for a cashier in Sweden in 2025. That is 23% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

−0.3% since 2024

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

That is roughly 23,739 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 169 SEK an hour · 351,600 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, a cashier earned 30,400 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 29,300 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 23,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 38,400 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
30,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
23,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
38,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
8,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among cashiers and related clerks in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

23,000 SEKLowest 10%29,300 SEKMedian38,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 25,900–33,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Cashier 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 29,900 SEK 24,192 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 23,000 SEK 18,987 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 25,900 SEK 21,175 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.

Cashier pay in the private and public sector

What cashiers and related clerks 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 30,400 SEK 29,300 SEK 29,900 SEK 29,100 SEK
Private sector 30,400 SEK 29,300 SEK 29,800 SEK 29,100 SEK
Public sector 32,200 SEK 31,700 SEK – –
Central government 32,200 SEK 31,700 SEK – –

Cashier salary after tax in Sweden

What cashiers and related clerks actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 29,300 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 23,739 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

29,300 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 23,739 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 24,110 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 23,701 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 23,732 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 24,326 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 23,182 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 38,400 SEK, which is roughly 30,603 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a cashier

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 29,900 SEK 2,600
Women 29,100 SEK –

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.

Cashier salary by age

Pay for cashiers and related clerks normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,000 SEK 29,700 SEK 28,700 SEK –
25–34 years 29,900 SEK 31,300 SEK 29,400 SEK –
35–44 years 34,000 SEK 34,300 SEK 33,700 SEK –
45–54 years 33,100 SEK – 33,800 SEK –
55–64 years 32,000 SEK – 33,600 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) 28,400 SEK 28,700 SEK 28,300 SEK 890
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 31,200 SEK 29,600 SEK 31,800 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 30,300 SEK 31,100 SEK 30,000 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 32,500 SEK 32,700 SEK 32,400 SEK 1,400
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 31,900 SEK 30,200 SEK 32,900 SEK 830

Cashier 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 30,000 SEK 29,900 SEK 30,000 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 28,600 SEK 29,500 SEK 28,300 SEK –
Småland and islands 33,100 SEK – 33,400 SEK –
South Sweden 31,600 SEK 31,800 SEK 31,500 SEK 730
West Sweden 31,800 SEK 30,500 SEK 32,400 SEK 840
North-Central Sweden 28,900 SEK – 25,900 SEK –
Upper Norrland 30,200 SEK – – 120

Cashier 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 24,300 SEK in 2014 to 29,300 SEK in 2025, +21% 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 5230, “kassapersonal m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Affärsbiträde, kiosk
  • Affärsbiträde, spelbutik
  • Affärskassör
  • Affärskassörska
  • Badhuskassör
  • Biljettförsäljare
  • Biljettkassörska
  • Bilvårdsman, kassaarbete
  • Biografkassör
  • Biokassörska
  • Butiksbiträde, kassa
  • Butiksbiträde, kiosk
  • Butiksbiträde, spelbutik
  • Butikskassör
  • Expedit, kiosk
  • Foajépersonal
  • Försäljare, biljett-
  • Försäljare, kiosk
  • Hotellkassör
  • Informationskassör, butik
  • Kassabiträde, butik, restaurang m.m.
  • Kassainstruktör
  • Kassaoperatör, spel
  • Kassapersonal
  • Kassör, butik
  • Kassör, restaurang
  • Kassörska, butik
  • Kassörska, restaurang
  • Kioskbiträde
  • Kioskföreståndare
  • Kioskförsäljare
  • Lottförsäljare
  • Parkeringskassör
  • Postkassör
  • Reseförsäljare, biljettförsäljare
  • Resesäljare, biljettförsäljare
  • Restaurangkassör
  • Snabbköpskassör
  • Spritkassör
  • Säljare, biljetter
  • Teaterkassör
  • Totopersonal
  • Utgångskassör
  • Valutaförsäljare
  • Valutasäljare

Frequently asked questions

How much does a cashier 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 29,300 SEK a month before tax, against 29,400 SEK the year before (2024) — −0.3%. 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 a cashier in Sweden?

The median salary for a cashier in Sweden is 29,300 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 cashiers and related clerks sit 23% lower than the typical job.

How much does a cashier earn after tax?

The median salary for a cashier is 29,300 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 23,700 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 cashiers and related clerks?

The average (30,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (29,300 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what cashiers and related clerks typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a cashier in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: cashiers and related clerks aged 18–24 years earn 29,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 23,000 SEK. More in the section “Cashier starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for cashiers and related clerks?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 38,400 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 cashiers and related clerks in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 97% of men's in this job. The median salary is 29,900 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 cashier earn the most?

Pay is highest in Småland and islands, where cashiers and related clerks earn 33,100 SEK per month on average.

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