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How much does an HR specialist earn in Sweden?

Personnel and human resources specialist. 25,700 people employed in Sweden.

48,500SEK

per month is the median salary for an HR specialist in Sweden in 2025. That is 27% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.5% since 2024

≈ €4,300 / $5,000 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 37,520 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 280 SEK an hour · 582,000 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.

The mean monthly salary for an HR specialist in Sweden is 51,400 SEK (2025). The median salary is 48,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 36,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 68,200 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
51,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
36,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
68,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
25,700
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among personnel and human resources specialist in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

36,700 SEKLowest 10%48,500 SEKMedian68,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 42,000–57,000 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

HR specialist 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 18–24, earn 34,900 SEK a month on average — roughly 28,000 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 34,900 SEK 27,963 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 43,300 SEK 34,019 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 36,700 SEK 29,321 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 42,000 SEK 33,144 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.

HR specialist pay in the private and public sector

What personnel and human resources specialist 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 51,400 SEK 48,500 SEK 50,600 SEK 48,000 SEK
Private sector 53,700 SEK 50,400 SEK 53,200 SEK 50,000 SEK
Public sector 46,800 SEK 46,000 SEK 47,100 SEK 45,900 SEK
Central government 48,000 SEK 46,700 SEK 47,700 SEK 46,500 SEK
Municipalities 45,700 SEK 45,300 SEK 46,500 SEK 45,200 SEK
Regions (health care) 47,200 SEK 46,100 SEK 47,300 SEK 46,000 SEK

HR specialist salary after tax in Sweden

What personnel and human resources specialist actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 48,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 37,520 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

48,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 37,520 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 38,239 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 37,446 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 37,507 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 38,678 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 36,422 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 34,900 SEK before tax — roughly 27,963 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 68,200 SEK, which is roughly 48,151 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 70,000 Median pay Number
Men 50,600 SEK 5,100
Women 48,000 SEK 20,700

Women's average salary is 90% 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.

HR specialist salary by age

Pay for personnel and human resources specialist normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 34,900 SEK – 34,500 SEK –
25–34 years 43,300 SEK 43,900 SEK 43,100 SEK 7,000
35–44 years 52,200 SEK 55,600 SEK 51,400 SEK 7,600
45–54 years 57,500 SEK 65,200 SEK 55,500 SEK 6,100
55–64 years 56,700 SEK 62,500 SEK 54,900 SEK 4,200

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 50,900 SEK – – 200
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 50,700 SEK 55,900 SEK 49,200 SEK 980
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 48,600 SEK 50,300 SEK 48,200 SEK 3,100
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 50,800 SEK 58,000 SEK 48,500 SEK 3,700
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 51,900 SEK 56,400 SEK 50,900 SEK 17,700

HR specialist 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 40,000 70,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 54,000 SEK 58,600 SEK 52,700 SEK 11,200
East-Central Sweden 48,100 SEK 49,600 SEK 47,800 SEK 2,700
Småland and islands 49,900 SEK 52,200 SEK 49,200 SEK 1,500
South Sweden 52,100 SEK 57,300 SEK 50,900 SEK 2,700
West Sweden 50,500 SEK 55,500 SEK 49,400 SEK 4,700
North-Central Sweden 46,200 SEK 49,500 SEK 45,600 SEK 1,300
Central Norrland 46,600 SEK – 46,200 SEK 540
Upper Norrland 46,200 SEK 52,200 SEK 45,500 SEK –

HR specialist 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 36,100 SEK in 2014 to 48,500 SEK in 2025, +34% 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 2423, “personal- och hr-specialister”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Administratör, personalvetare
  • Controller, personal
  • Headhunter
  • HR-expert
  • HR-konsult
  • HR-specialist
  • Kompetensmäklare
  • Kompetensutvecklare
  • Konsult, HR
  • Konsult, outplacement-
  • Konsult, PA
  • Konsult, rekryterings-
  • Löneingenjör
  • Lönespecialist
  • Outplacementkonsult
  • PA-konsult
  • Personaladministratör, personalhandläggare
  • Personalassistent, personalhandläggare
  • Personalcontroller
  • Personalhandläggare
  • Personalkonsulent
  • Personalkonsult
  • Personalman
  • Personalplanerare, personalhandläggare
  • Personalrekryterare
  • Personalsamordnare
  • Personalsekreterare, personalhandläggare
  • Personalstrateg
  • Personalutvecklare
  • Personalvetare
  • Personalvårdskonsulent
  • Rekryterare
  • Rekryteringsansvarig
  • Rekryteringskonsult
  • Rekryteringsledare
  • Researcher, rekrytering
  • Stabskonsulent
  • Utbildningsmäklare

Frequently asked questions

How much does an HR specialist 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 48,500 SEK a month before tax, against 47,300 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.5%. 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 an HR specialist in Sweden?

The median salary for an HR specialist in Sweden is 48,500 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 personnel and human resources specialist sit 27% higher than the typical job.

How much does an HR specialist earn after tax?

The median salary for an HR specialist is 48,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 37,500 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 personnel and human resources specialist?

The average (51,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (48,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what personnel and human resources specialist typically earn.

What is the starting salary for an HR specialist in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: personnel and human resources specialist aged 18–24 years earn 34,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 36,700 SEK. More in the section “HR specialist starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for personnel and human resources specialist?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 68,200 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 personnel and human resources specialist in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 90% of men's in this job. The median salary is 50,600 SEK for men and 48,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does an HR specialist earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where personnel and human resources specialist earn 54,000 SEK per month on average.

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