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How much do economists not elsewhere classified earn in Sweden?

Economists not elsewhere classified. 11,000 people employed in Sweden.

52,000SEK

per month is the median salary for economists not elsewhere classified in Sweden in 2025. That is 36% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,600 / $5,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 39,877 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for economists not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 55,500 SEK (2025). The median salary is 52,000 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 36,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 78,900 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
55,500 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
36,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
78,900 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
11,000
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among economists not elsewhere classified in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

36,100 SEKLowest 10%52,000 SEKMedian78,900 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 42,600–64,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What economists not elsewhere classified 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 55,500 SEK 52,000 SEK 54,400 SEK 49,800 SEK
Private sector 56,200 SEK 52,200 SEK 55,100 SEK 50,000 SEK
Public sector 48,300 SEK 47,800 SEK 50,300 SEK 46,900 SEK
Central government 48,300 SEK 47,800 SEK 50,300 SEK 46,900 SEK

Salary after tax

What economists not elsewhere classified 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 39,877 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 49,300 SEK before tax — roughly 38,059 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 78,900 SEK, which is roughly 53,215 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for economists not elsewhere classified

The figures assume an average municipality, no church fee and an age under 66. The calculator takes your own municipality into account.

And if the job goes? Work out unemployment benefit for economists not elsewhere classified

Pay for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 40,000 80,000 Median pay Number
Men 54,400 SEK 3,900
Women 49,800 SEK 7,100

Women's average salary is 87% 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 economists not elsewhere classified normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 49,300 SEK 52,000 SEK 47,600 SEK 2,300
35–44 years 56,300 SEK 61,700 SEK 52,200 SEK –
45–54 years 59,400 SEK 71,900 SEK 55,800 SEK 2,700
55–64 years 58,500 SEK 64,800 SEK 55,600 SEK 2,600

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 47,000 SEK – 47,300 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 51,500 SEK 61,000 SEK 48,600 SEK 1,700
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 53,600 SEK 57,000 SEK 51,600 SEK 2,200
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 58,700 SEK 62,100 SEK 56,500 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 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 61,400 SEK 63,900 SEK 59,700 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 49,600 SEK 55,700 SEK 48,100 SEK 890
Småland and islands 50,100 SEK – 50,400 SEK –
South Sweden 50,400 SEK 53,800 SEK 47,200 SEK –
West Sweden 49,900 SEK 60,600 SEK 46,000 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 50,700 SEK – 49,800 SEK –
Upper Norrland 37,500 SEK – 36,400 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 36,200 SEK in 2014 to 52,000 SEK in 2025, +44% 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 2419, “övriga ekonomer”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Auktoriserad fastighetsvärderare
  • Bostadsutvecklare
  • Budgetrådgivare
  • Budgetsekreterare
  • Civilingenjör, industriell ekonomi
  • Ekonomikonsult
  • Fastighetsanalytiker
  • Fastighetsekonom, värdering och analys
  • Fastighetsrådgivare
  • Fastighetsutvecklare
  • Fastighetsvärderare, auktoriserad
  • Förvaltningsekonom, offentlig förvaltning
  • Konsult, ekonomi
  • Projektledare, fastighetsekonom
  • Skatterådgivare
  • Styrelseledamot, företag
  • Styrelseordförande, företag, utan chefshierarki
  • Styrelseordförande, utan chefshierarki

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for economists not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

The median salary for economists not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 52,000 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 economists not elsewhere classified sit 36% higher than the typical job.

How much do economists not elsewhere classified earn after tax?

The median salary for economists not elsewhere classified is 52,000 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 39,877 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 economists not elsewhere classified?

The average (55,500 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (52,000 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what economists not elsewhere classified typically earn.

What is the starting salary for economists not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: economists not elsewhere classified aged 25–34 years earn 49,300 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 36,100 SEK.

How high can the salary go for economists not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 78,900 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 economists not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 87% of men's in this job. The median salary is 54,400 SEK for men and 49,800 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do economists not elsewhere classified earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where economists not elsewhere classified earn 61,400 SEK per month on average.

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