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How much does a livestock farmer earn in Sweden?

Livestock and dairy producers. 8,900 people employed in Sweden.

28,800SEK

per month is the median salary for a livestock farmer in Sweden in 2025. That is 25% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.9% since 2024

≈ €2,550 / $2,950 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 23,362 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 166 SEK an hour · 345,600 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 the 2025 salary statistics, a livestock farmer earned 29,400 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 28,800 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 23,600 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 37,400 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
29,400 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
23,600 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
37,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
8,900
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among livestock and dairy producers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

23,600 SEKLowest 10%28,800 SEKMedian37,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 25,100–31,400 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Livestock farmer 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 26,300 SEK a month on average — roughly 21,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 26,300 SEK 21,476 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 29,300 SEK 23,739 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 23,600 SEK 19,440 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 25,100 SEK 20,571 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.

Livestock farmer pay in the private and public sector

What livestock and dairy producers 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 29,400 SEK 28,800 SEK 26,800 SEK 28,900 SEK
Private sector 29,300 SEK 28,700 SEK 26,800 SEK 28,900 SEK
Public sector 31,800 SEK 31,100 SEK 31,500 SEK 30,900 SEK
Central government 31,800 SEK 31,100 SEK 31,500 SEK 30,900 SEK

Livestock farmer salary after tax in Sweden

What livestock and dairy producers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 28,800 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 23,362 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

28,800 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 23,362 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 23,725 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 23,325 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 23,355 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 23,936 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 22,818 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 26,300 SEK before tax — roughly 21,476 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 37,400 SEK, which is roughly 29,849 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a livestock farmer

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 25,000 35,000 Median pay Number
Men 26,800 SEK 3,900
Women 28,900 SEK 5,100

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.

Livestock farmer salary by age

Pay for livestock and dairy producers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 26,300 SEK – 25,700 SEK –
25–34 years 29,300 SEK – 30,000 SEK –
35–44 years 30,600 SEK – – –
45–54 years 31,400 SEK – – –
55–64 years 30,300 SEK – – –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 29,300 SEK – 30,000 SEK 4,100
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 31,300 SEK – – –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 30,700 SEK – – –

Livestock farmer 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 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
East-Central Sweden 27,600 SEK – 28,400 SEK –
West Sweden 31,100 SEK – – –

Livestock farmer 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 21,800 SEK in 2014 to 28,800 SEK in 2025, +32% 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 6121, “uppfödare och skötare av lantbrukets husdjur”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arrendator, uppfödning, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Avbytare, djurskötsel
  • Bonde, uppfödning, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Broilerskötare
  • Djurskötare, lantbruk
  • Djuruppfödare, fjäderfä
  • Driftchef, lantbruk, fjäderfäuppfödning
  • Driftchef, lantbruk, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Driftledare, jordbruk, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Fjäderfäskötare
  • Fjäderfäuppfödare
  • Fårfarmare
  • Fårskötare
  • Fåruppfödare
  • Getfarmare
  • Godsägare, lantbruk fjäderfäuppfödare
  • Godsägare, lantbruk husdjursuppfödare
  • Grisskötare
  • Grisuppfödare
  • Hemmansägare, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Hemmansägare, uppfödning, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Hingsthållare
  • Hovslagare
  • Husdjursassistent, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Husdjursskötare, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Husdjurstekniker
  • Hästmassör
  • Hästskötare
  • Hästuppfödare
  • Hästvårdare
  • Hönseriägare
  • Hönsskötare
  • Jordbrukare, husdjursuppfödning
  • Kalkonuppfödare
  • Kläckeriarbetare
  • Klövvårdare
  • Kreatursskötare
  • Kycklingskötare
  • Kycklingsorterare
  • Kycklinguppfödare
  • Ladugårdsföreståndare, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Ladugårdsförman, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Ladugårdsskötare, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Lantarbetare, djurskötare
  • Lantbrukare, husdjursuppfödning
  • Mjölkbonde
  • Mjölkproducent
  • Remontryttare
  • Ridskolearbetare
  • Seminör, lantbrukets husdjur
  • Serviceassistent, svinskötsel
  • Skötare, häst
  • Stallchef
  • Stallförman
  • Strutsuppfödare
  • Stuteriarbetare
  • Svinskötare
  • Svinuppfödare
  • Tjurskötare
  • Travhästuppfödare
  • VD, inom jordbruk, lantbrukets husdjur, utan chefshierarki
  • Verkställande direktör inom jordbruk, lantbrukets husdjur, utan chefshierarki

Frequently asked questions

How much does a livestock farmer 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 28,800 SEK a month before tax, against 28,000 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.9%. 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 a livestock farmer in Sweden?

The median salary for a livestock farmer in Sweden is 28,800 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 livestock and dairy producers sit 25% lower than the typical job.

How much does a livestock farmer earn after tax?

The median salary for a livestock farmer is 28,800 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 23,400 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 livestock and dairy producers?

The average (29,400 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (28,800 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what livestock and dairy producers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a livestock farmer in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: livestock and dairy producers aged 18–24 years earn 26,300 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 23,600 SEK. More in the section “Livestock farmer starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for livestock and dairy producers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 37,400 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 livestock and dairy producers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 26,800 SEK for men and 28,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a livestock farmer earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where livestock and dairy producers earn 31,100 SEK per month on average.

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