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How much do event and travel planners earn in Sweden?

Event and travel planners. 2,900 people employed in Sweden.

38,400SEK

per month is the median salary for event and travel planners in Sweden in 2025. That is in line with the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,400 / $3,950 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 30,603 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The mean monthly salary for event and travel planners in Sweden is 40,300 SEK (2025). The median salary is 38,400 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 26,100 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 55,000 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
40,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
26,100 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
55,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
2,900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among event and travel planners in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

26,100 SEKLowest 10%38,400 SEKMedian55,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 29,800–49,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What event and travel planners 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 40,300 SEK 38,400 SEK – 38,000 SEK
Private sector 40,300 SEK 38,400 SEK – 38,000 SEK

Salary after tax

What event and travel planners 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 30,603 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 34,000 SEK before tax — roughly 27,284 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 55,000 SEK, which is roughly 41,897 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for event and travel planners

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

Women's average salary is 85% 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 event and travel planners normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 34,000 SEK – 33,400 SEK –
35–44 years 44,800 SEK – 38,800 SEK –
45–54 years 44,900 SEK – 45,900 SEK –
55–64 years 45,300 SEK – – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 38,200 SEK – 36,500 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 41,300 SEK – 41,200 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 41,900 SEK – 36,000 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 50,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 42,400 SEK 44,300 SEK 41,800 SEK –
West Sweden 41,300 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 28,800 SEK in 2014 to 38,400 SEK in 2025, +33% 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 3332, “evenemangs- och reseproducenter m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Eventarrangör
  • Eventmakare
  • Festarrangör
  • Festivalarrangör
  • Mässarrangör
  • Projektledare, festival, konsert, utställning, temadag
  • Researrangör
  • Resebyråtjänsteman, reseproducent
  • Reseorganisatör
  • Reseplanerare
  • Reseproducent
  • Travel manager
  • Utställningsproducent, övrig

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for event and travel planners in Sweden?

The median salary for event and travel planners in Sweden is 38,400 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 event and travel planners sit in line with the typical job.

How much do event and travel planners earn after tax?

The median salary for event and travel planners is 38,400 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 30,603 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 event and travel planners?

The average (40,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (38,400 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what event and travel planners typically earn.

What is the starting salary for event and travel planners in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: event and travel planners aged 25–34 years earn 34,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 26,100 SEK.

How high can the salary go for event and travel planners?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 55,000 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do event and travel planners earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where event and travel planners earn 42,400 SEK per month on average.

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