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How much do cleaning supervisors and housekeepers earn in Sweden?

Cleaning supervisors and housekeepers. 4,400 people employed in Sweden.

32,800SEK

per month is the median salary for cleaning supervisors and housekeepers in Sweden in 2025. That is 14% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,900 / $3,400 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,379 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, cleaning supervisors and housekeepers in Sweden earned an average of 34,300 SEK per month. The median salary is 32,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 43,500 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
34,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
43,500 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,400
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among cleaning supervisors and housekeepers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

28,100 SEKLowest 10%32,800 SEKMedian43,500 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 30,000–37,200 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What cleaning supervisors and housekeepers 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 34,300 SEK 32,800 SEK 33,600 SEK 32,400 SEK
Private sector 34,300 SEK 32,800 SEK 33,600 SEK 32,400 SEK
Public sector 35,800 SEK 35,200 SEK – 35,500 SEK
Central government 35,800 SEK 35,200 SEK – 35,500 SEK

Salary after tax

What cleaning supervisors and housekeepers 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 26,379 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 33,400 SEK before tax — roughly 26,832 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 43,500 SEK, which is roughly 34,154 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for cleaning supervisors and housekeepers

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 30,000 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 33,600 SEK 1,000
Women 32,400 SEK 3,400

Women's average salary is 94% 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 cleaning supervisors and housekeepers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 33,400 SEK – 33,300 SEK 570
35–44 years 34,800 SEK 37,400 SEK 34,100 SEK 1,200
45–54 years 32,800 SEK 34,500 SEK 32,500 SEK –
55–64 years 37,000 SEK – 36,300 SEK 900

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 35,900 SEK – 35,100 SEK –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,000 SEK 38,200 SEK 33,200 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 34,500 SEK 33,500 SEK 35,100 SEK 1,200
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 34,800 SEK – 33,900 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 32,600 SEK – 31,800 SEK –

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 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 36,400 SEK 37,100 SEK 35,900 SEK 810
East-Central Sweden 35,700 SEK – 35,000 SEK –
South Sweden 34,800 SEK – 34,000 SEK –
West Sweden 33,100 SEK – 33,000 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 31,800 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 26,600 SEK in 2014 to 32,800 SEK in 2025, +23% 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 5151, “städledare och husfruar”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arbetsledare, städning
  • Chefshusfru
  • Hotellhusfru
  • Husfru, hotell/restaurang
  • Instruktionsstädare
  • Lokalvårdsinspektör
  • Lokalvårdsledare
  • Pensionatsvärd
  • Restauranghusfru
  • Städinspektör
  • Städinstruktör
  • Städkonsulent
  • Städkonsult
  • Städledare
  • Våningshusfru
  • Åldfru
  • Överstädare

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for cleaning supervisors and housekeepers in Sweden?

The median salary for cleaning supervisors and housekeepers in Sweden is 32,800 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 cleaning supervisors and housekeepers sit 14% lower than the typical job.

How much do cleaning supervisors and housekeepers earn after tax?

The median salary for cleaning supervisors and housekeepers is 32,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,379 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 cleaning supervisors and housekeepers?

The average (34,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (32,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what cleaning supervisors and housekeepers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for cleaning supervisors and housekeepers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: cleaning supervisors and housekeepers aged 25–34 years earn 33,400 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,100 SEK.

How high can the salary go for cleaning supervisors and housekeepers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 43,500 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 cleaning supervisors and housekeepers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 94% of men's in this job. The median salary is 33,600 SEK for men and 32,400 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do cleaning supervisors and housekeepers earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where cleaning supervisors and housekeepers earn 36,400 SEK per month on average.

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