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How much does a dental hygienist earn in Sweden?

Dental hygienists. 3,700 people employed in Sweden.

42,200SEK

per month is the median salary for a dental hygienist in Sweden in 2025. That is 10% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+5% since 2024

≈ €3,750 / $4,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 33,279 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 243 SEK an hour · 506,400 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 dental hygienist earned 42,900 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 42,200 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 33,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 52,000 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
42,900 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
33,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
52,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

33,400 SEKLowest 10%42,200 SEKMedian52,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 38,000–47,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Dental hygienist 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 25–34, earn 37,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 29,900 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 37,500 SEK 29,924 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 33,400 SEK 26,832 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 38,000 SEK 30,301 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.

Dental hygienist pay in the private and public sector

What dental hygienists 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 42,900 SEK 42,200 SEK 44,600 SEK 42,100 SEK
Private sector 44,600 SEK 44,000 SEK – 43,800 SEK
Public sector 39,200 SEK 39,000 SEK 36,200 SEK 39,100 SEK
Central government 41,200 SEK – – –
Municipalities 38,700 SEK – – –
Regions (health care) 39,200 SEK 39,000 SEK 36,200 SEK 39,100 SEK

Dental hygienist salary after tax in Sweden

What dental hygienists actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 42,200 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 33,279 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

42,200 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 33,279 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 33,868 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 33,218 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 33,267 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 34,219 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 32,387 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 37,500 SEK before tax — roughly 29,924 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 52,000 SEK, which is roughly 39,877 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a dental hygienist

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 35,000 50,000 Median pay Number
Men 44,600 SEK –
Women 42,100 SEK 3,400

Women's average salary is 99% 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.

Dental hygienist salary by age

Pay for dental hygienists normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 37,500 SEK – 36,700 SEK 740
35–44 years 44,800 SEK – 44,700 SEK –
45–54 years 44,800 SEK – 44,900 SEK 1,000
55–64 years 43,600 SEK – 43,600 SEK 630

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 44,300 SEK – 44,300 SEK 1,700
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 41,800 SEK 42,600 SEK 41,700 SEK 2,000

Dental hygienist 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 35,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 44,600 SEK – 44,400 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 45,800 SEK – 46,000 SEK –
Småland and islands 40,000 SEK – 40,100 SEK 230
South Sweden 39,200 SEK – 39,500 SEK 400
West Sweden 42,700 SEK – 42,200 SEK 870
North-Central Sweden 40,700 SEK – 40,900 SEK 360
Upper Norrland 40,000 SEK – 40,200 SEK 160

Dental hygienist 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 28,600 SEK in 2014 to 42,200 SEK in 2025, +48% 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 3250, “tandhygienister”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Tandhygienist

Frequently asked questions

How much does a dental hygienist 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 42,200 SEK a month before tax, against 40,200 SEK the year before (2024) — +5%. 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 dental hygienist in Sweden?

The median salary for a dental hygienist in Sweden is 42,200 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 dental hygienists sit 10% higher than the typical job.

How much does a dental hygienist earn after tax?

The median salary for a dental hygienist is 42,200 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 33,300 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 dental hygienists?

The average (42,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (42,200 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what dental hygienists typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a dental hygienist in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: dental hygienists aged 25–34 years earn 37,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 33,400 SEK. More in the section “Dental hygienist starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for dental hygienists?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 52,000 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 dental hygienists in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 99% of men's in this job. The median salary is 44,600 SEK for men and 42,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a dental hygienist earn the most?

Pay is highest in East-Central Sweden, where dental hygienists earn 45,800 SEK per month on average.

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