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How much do maid, nanny and related workers earn in Sweden?

Maid, nanny and related workers. 8,000 people employed in Sweden.

24,700SEK

per month is the median salary for maid, nanny and related workers in Sweden in 2025. That is 36% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.3% since 2024

≈ €2,200 / $2,550 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 20,269 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 143 SEK an hour · 296,400 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, maid, nanny and related workers earned 25,300 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 24,700 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 24,400 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 28,400 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
25,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
24,400 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
28,400 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
8,000
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among maid, nanny and related workers in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

24,400 SEKLowest 10%24,700 SEKMedian28,400 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 24,400–25,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Maid, nanny and related workers: 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 24,000 SEK a month on average — roughly 19,700 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 24,000 SEK 19,741 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 25,100 SEK 20,571 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 24,400 SEK 20,043 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 24,400 SEK 20,043 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.

Maid, nanny and related workers: pay in the private and public sector

What maid, nanny and related workers 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 25,300 SEK 24,700 SEK 25,100 SEK 24,600 SEK
Private sector 25,300 SEK 24,700 SEK 25,100 SEK 24,600 SEK

Maid, nanny and related workers: salary after tax in Sweden

What maid, nanny and related workers actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 24,700 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 20,269 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

24,700 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 20,269 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 20,566 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 20,239 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 20,264 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 20,737 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 19,826 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 24,000 SEK before tax — roughly 19,741 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 28,400 SEK, which is roughly 23,060 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for maid, nanny and related workers

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 25,100 SEK 1,700
Women 24,600 SEK 6,400

Women's average salary is 97% 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.

Maid, nanny and related workers: salary by age

Pay for maid, nanny and related workers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 24,000 SEK 23,500 SEK 24,300 SEK –
25–34 years 25,100 SEK 25,800 SEK 24,900 SEK –
35–44 years 25,900 SEK 26,100 SEK 25,800 SEK 2,100
45–54 years 25,200 SEK 26,800 SEK 25,000 SEK –
55–64 years 26,300 SEK 27,600 SEK 25,900 SEK 820

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 25,000 SEK – 24,800 SEK –
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 24,700 SEK 25,100 SEK 24,600 SEK –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 25,800 SEK 27,400 SEK 25,400 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 25,200 SEK 25,500 SEK 25,100 SEK 1,300
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 25,200 SEK 25,600 SEK 25,100 SEK 1,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 25,900 SEK 25,800 SEK 26,000 SEK –
No information about level of educational attainment 25,000 SEK – 24,800 SEK –

Maid, nanny and related workers: 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
Stockholm 25,400 SEK 26,100 SEK 25,100 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 25,800 SEK 26,200 SEK 25,700 SEK –
Småland and islands 25,400 SEK – – 120
South Sweden 25,100 SEK 25,600 SEK 25,000 SEK –
West Sweden 24,800 SEK 25,000 SEK 24,800 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 26,200 SEK – 26,100 SEK –

Maid, nanny and related workers: 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 19,400 SEK in 2014 to 24,700 SEK in 2025, +27% 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 9119, “övrig hemservicepersonal m.fl.”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Au-pair
  • Barnflicka, privathem
  • Barnpassare, privathem
  • Barnvakt
  • Hembiträde
  • Hemhjälp
  • Hemservicearbetare
  • Hemstädare
  • Hushållsföreståndare, privathem
  • Läxhjälp, inom hemmet

Frequently asked questions

How much do maid, nanny and related workers 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 24,700 SEK a month before tax, against 23,900 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.3%. 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 maid, nanny and related workers in Sweden?

The median salary for maid, nanny and related workers in Sweden is 24,700 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 maid, nanny and related workers sit 36% lower than the typical job.

How much do maid, nanny and related workers earn after tax?

The median salary for maid, nanny and related workers is 24,700 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 20,300 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 maid, nanny and related workers?

The average (25,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (24,700 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what maid, nanny and related workers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for maid, nanny and related workers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: maid, nanny and related workers aged 18–24 years earn 24,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 24,400 SEK. More in the section “Maid, nanny and related workers: starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for maid, nanny and related workers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 28,400 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 maid, nanny and related workers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 97% of men's in this job. The median salary is 25,100 SEK for men and 24,600 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do maid, nanny and related workers earn the most?

Pay is highest in North-Central Sweden, where maid, nanny and related workers earn 26,200 SEK per month on average.

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