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How much do employment officers earn in Sweden?

Employment officers. 7,600 people employed in Sweden.

36,200SEK

per month is the median salary for employment officers in Sweden in 2025. That is 5% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.4% since 2024

≈ €3,200 / $3,750 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 28,944 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 209 SEK an hour · 434,400 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 2025, employment officers in Sweden earned an average of 36,900 SEK per month. The median salary is 36,200 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 33,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 41,200 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
36,900 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
33,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
41,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
7,600
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

33,000 SEKLowest 10%36,200 SEKMedian41,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 34,600–38,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Employment officers 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 34,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 27,800 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 34,700 SEK 27,812 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 33,000 SEK 26,530 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 34,600 SEK 27,737 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.

Employment officers pay in the private and public sector

What employment officers 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 36,900 SEK 36,200 SEK 36,300 SEK 36,200 SEK
Private sector 35,800 SEK 35,800 SEK 35,000 SEK 35,900 SEK
Public sector 37,200 SEK 36,500 SEK 36,400 SEK 36,600 SEK
Central government 37,200 SEK 36,500 SEK 36,400 SEK 36,600 SEK

Employment officers salary after tax in Sweden

What employment officers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 36,200 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 28,944 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

36,200 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 28,944 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 29,426 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 28,894 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 28,934 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 29,708 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 28,218 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 34,700 SEK before tax — roughly 27,812 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 41,200 SEK, which is roughly 32,606 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for employment officers

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 34,000 42,000 Median pay Number
Men 36,300 SEK 2,400
Women 36,200 SEK 5,200

Women's average salary is 100% 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.

Employment officers salary by age

Pay for employment officers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 34,000 42,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 34,700 SEK 35,000 SEK 34,600 SEK 810
35–44 years 35,300 SEK 35,100 SEK 35,300 SEK –
45–54 years 37,300 SEK 35,900 SEK 37,900 SEK 2,100
55–64 years 38,600 SEK 38,900 SEK 38,500 SEK 2,200

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 34,000 42,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 37,100 SEK 35,700 SEK 38,300 SEK 420
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 36,500 SEK 38,300 SEK 35,500 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 37,300 SEK 37,000 SEK 37,500 SEK 1,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 36,800 SEK 36,500 SEK 36,900 SEK 5,100

Employment officers 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 34,000 42,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 37,100 SEK 37,000 SEK 37,200 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 37,100 SEK 37,100 SEK 37,100 SEK 1,000
Småland and islands 37,000 SEK 37,000 SEK 37,000 SEK 410
South Sweden 36,000 SEK 35,700 SEK 36,200 SEK –
West Sweden 37,200 SEK 37,100 SEK 37,200 SEK 1,200
North-Central Sweden 37,800 SEK 37,300 SEK 37,900 SEK 500
Central Norrland 36,300 SEK – 36,300 SEK –
Upper Norrland 36,800 SEK 37,900 SEK 36,400 SEK 430

Employment officers 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 27,900 SEK in 2014 to 36,200 SEK in 2025, +30% 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 3333, “arbetsförmedlare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arbetsförmedlare
  • Arbetskonsulent
  • Arbetsvägledare
  • Coach, jobb
  • Platsförmedlare
  • SIUS-konsulent

Frequently asked questions

How much do employment officers 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 36,200 SEK a month before tax, against 35,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.4%. 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 employment officers in Sweden?

The median salary for employment officers in Sweden is 36,200 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 employment officers sit 5% lower than the typical job.

How much do employment officers earn after tax?

The median salary for employment officers is 36,200 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 28,900 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 employment officers?

The average (36,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (36,200 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what employment officers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for employment officers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: employment officers aged 25–34 years earn 34,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 33,000 SEK. More in the section “Employment officers starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for employment officers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 41,200 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 employment officers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 36,300 SEK for men and 36,200 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do employment officers earn the most?

Pay is highest in North-Central Sweden, where employment officers earn 37,800 SEK per month on average.

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