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How much do office clerks not elsewhere classified earn in Sweden?

Office clerks not elsewhere classified. 64,200 people employed in Sweden.

35,900SEK

per month is the median salary for office clerks not elsewhere classified in Sweden in 2025. That is 6% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €3,200 / $3,700 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 28,717 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In the 2025 salary statistics, office clerks not elsewhere classified earned 36,600 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 35,900 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 45,700 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
36,600 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
45,700 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
64,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among office clerks not elsewhere classified in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

28,000 SEKLowest 10%35,900 SEKMedian45,700 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 32,000–40,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What office clerks not elsewhere classified 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 36,600 SEK 35,900 SEK 35,500 SEK 35,900 SEK
Private sector 37,500 SEK 36,800 SEK 37,000 SEK 36,800 SEK
Public sector 34,800 SEK 34,500 SEK 33,900 SEK 34,600 SEK
Central government 36,500 SEK 34,800 SEK 34,100 SEK 35,000 SEK
Municipalities 35,100 SEK 34,800 SEK 34,300 SEK 34,900 SEK
Regions (health care) 33,600 SEK 33,100 SEK 32,200 SEK 33,300 SEK

Salary after tax

What office clerks not elsewhere classified 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 28,717 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,200 SEK before tax — roughly 23,664 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 45,700 SEK, which is roughly 35,635 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for office clerks not elsewhere classified

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 30,000 45,000 Median pay Number
Men 35,500 SEK 12,000
Women 35,900 SEK 52,200

Women's average salary is 99% 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 office clerks not elsewhere classified normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,200 SEK 30,200 SEK 28,900 SEK 5,000
25–34 years 34,600 SEK 35,300 SEK 34,400 SEK 11,500
35–44 years 36,800 SEK 37,000 SEK 36,800 SEK 13,400
45–54 years 38,800 SEK 39,100 SEK 38,700 SEK 15,900
55–64 years 37,700 SEK 39,500 SEK 37,500 SEK 15,600

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 35,600 SEK 33,900 SEK 36,100 SEK 3,000
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 37,300 SEK 38,000 SEK 37,100 SEK 10,200
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 35,500 SEK 34,900 SEK 35,600 SEK 22,600
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 36,800 SEK 37,100 SEK 36,700 SEK 14,300
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 37,900 SEK 38,200 SEK 37,800 SEK 13,100
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 44,700 SEK – – 140

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 30,000 45,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 39,000 SEK 38,500 SEK 39,200 SEK 19,600
East-Central Sweden 35,700 SEK 35,600 SEK 35,700 SEK 8,100
Småland and islands 35,400 SEK 38,900 SEK 34,500 SEK 5,200
South Sweden 35,600 SEK 36,000 SEK 35,600 SEK 10,400
West Sweden 36,100 SEK 34,700 SEK 36,300 SEK 12,300
North-Central Sweden 35,000 SEK 35,400 SEK 34,900 SEK 4,100
Central Norrland 33,200 SEK 34,500 SEK 33,000 SEK 1,800
Upper Norrland 34,100 SEK 35,000 SEK 33,900 SEK 2,700

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 26,100 SEK in 2014 to 35,900 SEK in 2025, +38% 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 4119, “övriga kontorsassistenter och sekreterare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Administrativ assistent
  • Administratör, administrativ assistent
  • Administratör, allmänkontorist
  • Adresserare
  • Adresskontorist
  • Allmänkontorist
  • Assistent, bostadsförmedling
  • Bemanningsassistent, schemaläggare
  • Bostadsförmedlare
  • Bostadsuthyrare
  • Bygglovsassistent
  • Byråassistent, ospec
  • Dataregistrerare
  • Efterbehandlare, data
  • Expeditör, facklig organisation
  • Förlagsassistent
  • Församlingssekreterare
  • Försäkringsassistent
  • Förvaltningsassistent
  • Hålkortsstansare
  • Kanslibiträde
  • Kanslisekreterare, kontorssekreterare
  • Kanslist
  • Klockare
  • Kombinationskontorist
  • Kontorist, allround
  • Kontorist, maskinskrivare
  • Kontorist, ospec
  • Kontorsassistent
  • Kontorsbiträde, maskinskrivare
  • Kontorssekreterare
  • Kundansvarig, bostadsföretag
  • Kuverterare
  • Kyrkoskrivare
  • Lägenhetsförmedlare
  • Lägenhetsuthyrare
  • Markassistent, kommun
  • Maskinskrivare
  • Områdesassistent
  • Ordbehandlare
  • Ordbehandlingskontorist
  • Patentassistent
  • PKC operatör
  • Planeringskontorist
  • Privatsekreterare
  • Punktskriftskontorist
  • Redaktionsassistent
  • Registrator
  • Registrerare
  • Sekreterare, kontor
  • Sekreterare, ospec
  • Skatteassistent
  • Stansare, dataregistrering
  • Stansoperatör
  • Statistikassistent
  • Statistikkontorist
  • Stenograf
  • Störningshandläggare, bostadsföretag
  • Traffic
  • Trafficman
  • Tullkontorist
  • Uthyrare, bostadsförmedlare
  • Verkstadskontorist
  • Övervakningskontorist

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for office clerks not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

The median salary for office clerks not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 35,900 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 office clerks not elsewhere classified sit 6% lower than the typical job.

How much do office clerks not elsewhere classified earn after tax?

The median salary for office clerks not elsewhere classified is 35,900 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 28,717 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 office clerks not elsewhere classified?

The average (36,600 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (35,900 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what office clerks not elsewhere classified typically earn.

What is the starting salary for office clerks not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: office clerks not elsewhere classified aged 18–24 years earn 29,200 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for office clerks not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 45,700 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 office clerks not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 99% of men's in this job. The median salary is 35,500 SEK for men and 35,900 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do office clerks not elsewhere classified earn the most?

Pay is highest in Stockholm, where office clerks not elsewhere classified earn 39,000 SEK per month on average.

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