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How much does a cleaner earn in Sweden?

Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments. 89,400 people employed in Sweden.

28,500SEK

per month is the median salary for a cleaner in Sweden in 2025. That is 26% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,500 / $2,950 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 23,136 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, a cleaner in Sweden earned an average of 28,600 SEK per month. The median salary is 28,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 25,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 31,800 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
28,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
25,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
31,800 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
89,400
In this job in Sweden

Cleaners clean offices, schools, healthcare premises, hotels and other buildings, often to a fixed schedule and with machines for floor care. There are no formal training requirements, and employers commonly provide induction and training in methods and cleaning agents. Many work for private cleaning companies that sell their services to other organisations, while others are employed directly by municipalities, regions or companies. Pay differs mainly with experience and employer.

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

25,100 SEKLowest 10%28,500 SEKMedian31,800 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 26,900–29,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments 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 28,600 SEK 28,500 SEK 28,900 SEK 28,400 SEK
Private sector 28,600 SEK 28,700 SEK 29,000 SEK 28,500 SEK
Public sector 28,300 SEK 28,200 SEK 27,600 SEK 28,300 SEK
Central government 28,200 SEK 28,000 SEK 28,000 SEK 28,000 SEK
Municipalities 28,100 SEK 28,100 SEK 27,400 SEK 28,200 SEK
Regions (health care) 28,700 SEK 28,600 SEK 28,100 SEK 28,800 SEK

Salary after tax

What cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments 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 23,136 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 26,900 SEK before tax — roughly 21,929 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 31,800 SEK, which is roughly 25,625 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a cleaner

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 28,900 SEK 24,900
Women 28,400 SEK 64,500

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 cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 26,900 SEK 27,800 SEK 26,400 SEK 7,100
25–34 years 28,500 SEK 29,200 SEK 28,000 SEK 13,400
35–44 years 28,500 SEK 29,400 SEK 28,200 SEK 20,900
45–54 years 28,800 SEK 29,500 SEK 28,600 SEK 24,100
55–64 years 28,900 SEK 29,700 SEK 28,700 SEK 20,700

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) 28,500 SEK 30,000 SEK 28,000 SEK 12,200
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 28,200 SEK 27,900 SEK 28,300 SEK 13,600
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 28,800 SEK 29,600 SEK 28,600 SEK 21,200
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 28,500 SEK 28,900 SEK 28,400 SEK 19,900
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 28,800 SEK 29,700 SEK 28,400 SEK 9,400
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 28,900 SEK 30,200 SEK 28,400 SEK 7,000
No information about level of educational attainment 27,800 SEK 28,800 SEK 27,400 SEK 6,100

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 29,100 SEK 29,900 SEK 28,700 SEK 15,100
East-Central Sweden 28,300 SEK 29,900 SEK 27,800 SEK 15,400
Småland and islands 27,600 SEK 26,300 SEK 28,200 SEK –
South Sweden 28,000 SEK 28,600 SEK 27,800 SEK 15,000
West Sweden 29,000 SEK 30,200 SEK 28,600 SEK 19,500
North-Central Sweden 28,100 SEK 28,800 SEK 28,000 SEK 5,900
Central Norrland 29,100 SEK 29,200 SEK 29,000 SEK –
Upper Norrland 28,700 SEK 28,700 SEK 28,700 SEK –

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 21,700 SEK in 2014 to 28,500 SEK in 2025, +31% 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 9111, “städare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Busstädare
  • Byggnadsstädare
  • Byggstädare
  • Cateringassistent, lokalvårdare
  • Fabriksstädare
  • Fartygsstädare
  • Fastighetsstädare
  • Flygplansstädare
  • Golvbonare
  • Hotellstädare
  • Hygientekniker, städning
  • Hyttstädare
  • Hyttvärd
  • Hyttvärdinna
  • Industristädare
  • Kontorsstädare
  • Lokalstädare
  • Lokalvårdare
  • Rumsstäderska, hotell
  • Sanitetstekniker, städning
  • Servicetekniker, städning
  • Sjukhusstädare
  • Städare
  • Städerska
  • Städhjälp
  • Städtekniker
  • Toalettföreståndare
  • Trappstädare
  • Tågstädare
  • Vagnsstädare

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a cleaner in Sweden?

The median salary for a cleaner in Sweden is 28,500 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 cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments sit 26% lower than the typical job.

How much does a cleaner earn after tax?

The median salary for a cleaner is 28,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 23,136 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 cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments?

The average (28,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (28,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a cleaner in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments aged 18–24 years earn 26,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 25,100 SEK.

How high can the salary go for cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 31,800 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 cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 97% of men's in this job. The median salary is 28,900 SEK for men and 28,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a cleaner earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments earn 29,100 SEK per month on average.

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