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How much do company nurses earn in Sweden?

Company nurses. 920 people employed in Sweden.

44,800SEK

per month is the median salary for company nurses in Sweden in 2025. That is 17% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,950 / $4,600 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 35,029 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for company nurses in Sweden is 44,900 SEK (2025). The median salary is 44,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 39,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 48,800 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
44,900 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
39,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
48,800 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
920
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among company nurses in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

39,500 SEKLowest 10%44,800 SEKMedian48,800 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 42,400–46,900 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What company nurses 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 44,900 SEK 44,800 SEK – 44,800 SEK
Private sector 44,700 SEK 44,600 SEK – 44,500 SEK
Public sector 46,000 SEK 46,000 SEK – 46,000 SEK
Municipalities 45,800 SEK 45,400 SEK – 45,500 SEK
Regions (health care) 46,100 SEK 46,000 SEK – 46,000 SEK

Salary after tax

What company nurses 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 35,029 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 35–44 years, earn 42,700 SEK before tax — roughly 33,615 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 48,800 SEK, which is roughly 37,722 SEK after tax.

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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 by age

Pay for company nurses normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 37,500 47,500 Average pay Men Women Number
35–44 years 42,700 SEK – 42,400 SEK –
45–54 years 45,900 SEK – 46,000 SEK –
55–64 years 46,900 SEK – 46,800 SEK 170

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 37,500 47,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 44,600 SEK – 44,500 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 37,500 47,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 44,500 SEK – – –
West Sweden 45,100 SEK – 45,200 SEK 140

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 32,900 SEK in 2014 to 44,800 SEK in 2025, +36% 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 2234, “företagssköterskor”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Företagssjuksköterska
  • Företagssköterska
  • Personalsjuksköterska
  • Rehabiliteringssjuksköterska
  • Sjuksköterska, företagshälsovård
  • Sjuksköterska, rehabilitering
  • Sjuksköterska, rehablilitering

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for company nurses in Sweden?

The median salary for company nurses in Sweden is 44,800 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 company nurses sit 17% higher than the typical job.

How much do company nurses earn after tax?

The median salary for company nurses is 44,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 35,029 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 company nurses?

The average (44,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (44,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what company nurses typically earn.

What is the starting salary for company nurses in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: company nurses aged 35–44 years earn 42,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 39,500 SEK.

How high can the salary go for company nurses?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 48,800 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do company nurses earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where company nurses earn 45,100 SEK per month on average.

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