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How much do nurses - children earn in Sweden?

Nurses - children. 4,000 people employed in Sweden.

45,700SEK

per month is the median salary for nurses - children in Sweden in 2025. That is 19% higher than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.4% since 2024

≈ €4,050 / $4,700 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 35,635 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 264 SEK an hour · 548,400 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.

The average salary for nurses - children in Sweden is 46,800 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 45,700 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 40,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 55,200 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
46,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
40,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
55,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,000
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among nurses - children in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

40,000 SEKLowest 10%45,700 SEKMedian55,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 42,700–49,600 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Nurses - children 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 25–34, earn 42,500 SEK a month on average — roughly 33,500 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 25–34 42,500 SEK 33,481 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 40,000 SEK 31,798 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 42,700 SEK 33,615 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.

Nurses - children pay in the private and public sector

What nurses - children 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 46,800 SEK 45,700 SEK – 45,700 SEK
Private sector 43,900 SEK 44,100 SEK – 44,100 SEK
Public sector 47,500 SEK 46,300 SEK 48,500 SEK 46,200 SEK
Municipalities 49,700 SEK 46,500 SEK – 46,500 SEK
Regions (health care) 47,500 SEK 46,300 SEK 48,500 SEK 46,200 SEK

Nurses - children salary after tax in Sweden

What nurses - children actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 45,700 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 35,635 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

45,700 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 35,635 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 36,296 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 35,567 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 35,623 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 36,696 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 34,629 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 25–34 years, earn 42,500 SEK before tax — roughly 33,481 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 55,200 SEK, which is roughly 41,998 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for nurses - children

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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Nurses - children salary by age

Pay for nurses - children normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 40,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
25–34 years 42,500 SEK – 42,500 SEK 640
35–44 years 44,800 SEK – 44,700 SEK 1,200
45–54 years 48,000 SEK – 47,900 SEK 1,100
55–64 years 50,100 SEK – 50,100 SEK 880

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 40,000 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 46,700 SEK – 46,700 SEK 3,900

Nurses - children 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 55,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 49,100 SEK – 49,100 SEK 800
East-Central Sweden 46,900 SEK – 46,900 SEK 430
Småland and islands 45,700 SEK – 45,700 SEK 420
South Sweden 44,900 SEK – 44,800 SEK –
West Sweden 47,300 SEK – 47,200 SEK 810
North-Central Sweden 46,100 SEK – 46,100 SEK 230
Central Norrland 47,000 SEK – 46,900 SEK 120
Upper Norrland 48,000 SEK – 47,700 SEK 160

Nurses - children 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 32,100 SEK in 2014 to 45,700 SEK in 2025, +42% 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 2232, “barnsjuksköterskor”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Barnsjuksköterska
  • Sjuksköterska, barnavårdscentral

Frequently asked questions

How much do nurses - children 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 45,700 SEK a month before tax, against 44,200 SEK the year before (2024) — +3.4%. 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 nurses - children in Sweden?

The median salary for nurses - children in Sweden is 45,700 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 nurses - children sit 19% higher than the typical job.

How much do nurses - children earn after tax?

The median salary for nurses - children is 45,700 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 35,600 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 nurses - children?

The average (46,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (45,700 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what nurses - children typically earn.

What is the starting salary for nurses - children in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: nurses - children aged 25–34 years earn 42,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 40,000 SEK. More in the section “Nurses - children starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for nurses - children?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 55,200 SEK per month. Pay is shaped by sector, experience, level of education and where in the country you work.

Where in Sweden do nurses - children earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where nurses - children earn 49,100 SEK per month on average.

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