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How much does a finance assistant earn in Sweden?

Economic assistants. 31,700 people employed in Sweden.

37,500SEK

per month is the median salary for a finance assistant in Sweden in 2025. That is 2% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,300 / $3,850 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 29,924 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In 2025, a finance assistant in Sweden earned an average of 38,100 SEK per month. The median salary is 37,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 30,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 46,900 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
38,100 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
30,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
46,900 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
31,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

30,000 SEKLowest 10%37,500 SEKMedian46,900 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 33,000–41,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What economic assistants 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 38,100 SEK 37,500 SEK 35,000 SEK 37,700 SEK
Private sector 38,400 SEK 38,000 SEK 35,000 SEK 38,200 SEK
Public sector 35,200 SEK 35,000 SEK 34,000 SEK 35,000 SEK
Central government 36,300 SEK 36,500 SEK 35,600 SEK 36,600 SEK
Municipalities 35,800 SEK 35,500 SEK 35,200 SEK 35,500 SEK
Regions (health care) 33,100 SEK 32,500 SEK 31,500 SEK 32,600 SEK

Salary after tax

What economic assistants 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 29,924 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 31,200 SEK before tax — roughly 25,172 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 46,900 SEK, which is roughly 36,443 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 for men and women

Median salary for men and women
Gender 30,000 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 35,000 SEK 4,300
Women 37,700 SEK 27,400

Women's average salary is 104% 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 economic assistants normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 31,200 SEK 30,800 SEK 31,400 SEK 1,800
25–34 years 35,400 SEK 36,100 SEK 35,300 SEK 7,000
35–44 years 40,200 SEK 42,200 SEK 39,800 SEK 6,800
45–54 years 39,500 SEK 33,500 SEK 40,600 SEK 7,000
55–64 years 39,100 SEK 41,800 SEK 38,900 SEK 8,300

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 38,200 SEK – 38,000 SEK –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 38,400 SEK – 38,400 SEK 4,800
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 37,800 SEK 38,100 SEK 37,700 SEK 9,800
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 37,700 SEK 36,800 SEK 37,900 SEK 6,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 39,400 SEK 38,900 SEK 39,500 SEK 8,900

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 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 39,600 SEK 37,500 SEK 40,100 SEK 10,300
East-Central Sweden 37,800 SEK 36,100 SEK 37,900 SEK 3,400
Småland and islands 37,700 SEK 41,600 SEK 37,200 SEK 3,000
South Sweden 38,400 SEK 32,900 SEK 39,500 SEK 4,100
West Sweden 37,400 SEK 38,000 SEK 37,400 SEK 6,500
North-Central Sweden 35,600 SEK – 35,700 SEK –
Central Norrland 36,900 SEK – 36,900 SEK 600
Upper Norrland 36,800 SEK – 36,800 SEK 900

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 27,300 SEK in 2014 to 37,500 SEK in 2025, +37% 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 4111, “ekonomiassistenter m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bokförare
  • Bokföringsassistent
  • Bokföringskontorist
  • Budgetassistent
  • Ekonomiassistent
  • Ekonomikontorist
  • Fakturakontorist
  • Fakturakontrollant
  • Hamnkassör
  • Kassaförvaltare
  • Kassakontorist
  • Kassör, kontor
  • Kontorist, bokföring, fakturering
  • Kontorskassör
  • Kyrkokassör
  • Lantbrukskassör
  • Redovisningsassistent
  • Redovisningskonsult, bokföring, fakturering
  • Redovisningskontorist
  • Reskontrahandläggare

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a finance assistant in Sweden?

The median salary for a finance assistant in Sweden is 37,500 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 economic assistants sit 2% lower than the typical job.

How much does a finance assistant earn after tax?

The median salary for a finance assistant is 37,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 29,924 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 economic assistants?

The average (38,100 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (37,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what economic assistants typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a finance assistant in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: economic assistants aged 18–24 years earn 31,200 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 30,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for economic assistants?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 46,900 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 economic assistants in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 104% of men's in this job. The median salary is 35,000 SEK for men and 37,700 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a finance assistant earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where economic assistants earn 39,600 SEK per month on average.

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