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How much does a financial analyst earn in Sweden?

Financial controllers. 21,800 people employed in Sweden.

55,100SEK

per month is the median salary for a financial analyst in Sweden in 2025. That is 44% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €4,900 / $5,700 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 41,951 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The average salary for a financial analyst in Sweden is 58,900 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 55,100 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 41,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 80,000 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
58,900 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
41,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
80,000 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
21,800
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

41,500 SEKLowest 10%55,100 SEKMedian80,000 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 47,300–66,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What financial controllers 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 58,900 SEK 55,100 SEK 58,500 SEK 53,100 SEK
Private sector 63,300 SEK 59,500 SEK 62,500 SEK 58,000 SEK
Public sector 49,500 SEK 48,600 SEK 49,900 SEK 48,100 SEK
Central government 55,500 SEK 55,000 SEK 55,300 SEK 54,600 SEK
Municipalities 48,200 SEK 47,500 SEK 48,000 SEK 47,200 SEK
Regions (health care) 50,000 SEK 48,500 SEK 50,000 SEK 48,000 SEK

Salary after tax

What financial controllers 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 41,951 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 36,400 SEK before tax — roughly 29,094 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 80,000 SEK, which is roughly 53,736 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 40,000 80,000 Median pay Number
Men 58,500 SEK 8,500
Women 53,100 SEK 13,300

Women's average salary is 91% 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 financial controllers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 36,400 SEK – – 160
25–34 years 51,300 SEK 54,100 SEK 48,300 SEK 4,600
35–44 years 60,100 SEK 65,600 SEK 56,300 SEK 6,400
45–54 years 63,600 SEK 66,800 SEK 62,100 SEK 5,900
55–64 years 60,000 SEK 66,200 SEK 57,000 SEK 4,500

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) 51,600 SEK – 49,600 SEK 550
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 55,000 SEK 59,600 SEK 53,200 SEK 1,900
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 59,900 SEK 57,500 SEK – 3,200
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 59,200 SEK 63,100 SEK 56,500 SEK 15,800
No information about level of educational attainment 70,900 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 40,000 80,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 65,300 SEK 67,600 SEK 63,600 SEK 9,400
East-Central Sweden 53,800 SEK 58,300 SEK 51,600 SEK 2,200
Småland and islands 55,100 SEK 58,600 SEK 52,800 SEK 1,500
South Sweden 56,700 SEK 60,000 SEK 54,200 SEK 2,700
West Sweden 54,300 SEK 58,200 SEK 52,000 SEK 3,900
North-Central Sweden 51,300 SEK 54,500 SEK 49,900 SEK 1,100
Central Norrland 51,400 SEK 54,100 SEK 49,800 SEK 520
Upper Norrland 48,600 SEK 52,000 SEK 47,100 SEK 610

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 44,600 SEK in 2014 to 55,100 SEK in 2025, +24% 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 2412, “controller”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Accounting controller
  • Budgetplanerare
  • Business analyst
  • Business controller
  • Controller
  • Controller, accounting
  • Controller, business
  • Controller, financial
  • Financial controller
  • Koncerncontroller
  • Kontroller

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a financial analyst in Sweden?

The median salary for a financial analyst in Sweden is 55,100 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 financial controllers sit 44% higher than the typical job.

How much does a financial analyst earn after tax?

The median salary for a financial analyst is 55,100 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 41,951 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 financial controllers?

The average (58,900 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (55,100 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what financial controllers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a financial analyst in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: financial controllers aged 18–24 years earn 36,400 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 41,500 SEK.

How high can the salary go for financial controllers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 80,000 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 financial controllers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 91% of men's in this job. The median salary is 58,500 SEK for men and 53,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a financial analyst earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where financial controllers earn 65,300 SEK per month on average.

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