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How much does a service worker earn in Sweden?

Other service workers not elsewhere classified. 26,300 people employed in Sweden.

27,100SEK

per month is the median salary for a service worker in Sweden in 2025. That is 29% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+3.4% since 2024

≈ €2,400 / $2,800 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 22,080 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 156 SEK an hour · 325,200 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 a service worker in Sweden is 27,300 SEK (2025). The median salary is 27,100 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 23,700 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 30,300 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
27,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
23,700 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
30,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
26,300
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

23,700 SEKLowest 10%27,100 SEKMedian30,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 26,300–28,300 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Other service worker 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 24,800 SEK a month on average — roughly 20,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 24,800 SEK 20,345 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 26,200 SEK 21,401 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 23,700 SEK 19,515 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 26,300 SEK 21,476 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.

Other service worker pay in the private and public sector

What other service workers 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 27,300 SEK 27,100 SEK 27,200 SEK 27,000 SEK
Private sector 27,300 SEK 27,100 SEK 27,200 SEK 27,000 SEK
Public sector 30,600 SEK 28,500 SEK 30,100 SEK 26,800 SEK
Central government 30,100 SEK 27,500 SEK 30,100 SEK 26,800 SEK

Other service worker salary after tax in Sweden

What other service workers not elsewhere classified actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 27,100 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 22,080 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

27,100 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 22,080 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 22,415 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 22,046 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 22,073 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 22,610 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 21,577 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 24,800 SEK before tax — roughly 20,345 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 30,300 SEK, which is roughly 24,493 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a service worker

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 27,200 SEK 15,000
Women 27,000 SEK 11,200

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.

Other service worker salary by age

Pay for other service workers not elsewhere classified normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 24,800 SEK 24,200 SEK 25,400 SEK 2,500
25–34 years 26,200 SEK 26,000 SEK 26,500 SEK 3,400
35–44 years 27,300 SEK 27,600 SEK 27,000 SEK 3,900
45–54 years 27,800 SEK 28,100 SEK 27,500 SEK 5,500
55–64 years 27,800 SEK 28,000 SEK 27,700 SEK 8,500

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) 27,500 SEK 27,700 SEK 27,300 SEK 3,500
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 26,700 SEK 26,700 SEK 26,800 SEK 5,500
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 27,400 SEK 27,600 SEK 27,200 SEK 7,500
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 27,000 SEK 27,100 SEK 27,000 SEK 5,700
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 28,000 SEK 27,900 SEK 28,200 SEK 2,100
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 28,300 SEK 28,300 SEK 28,400 SEK 1,300
No information about level of educational attainment 26,100 SEK 25,800 SEK 26,400 SEK 580

Other service worker 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 27,700 SEK 28,200 SEK 27,000 SEK 4,000
East-Central Sweden 26,900 SEK 26,700 SEK 27,000 SEK 4,300
Småland and islands 26,500 SEK 26,600 SEK 26,400 SEK 2,000
South Sweden 26,600 SEK 26,500 SEK 26,700 SEK 3,700
West Sweden 27,800 SEK 27,800 SEK 27,700 SEK 6,800
North-Central Sweden 26,800 SEK 26,700 SEK 26,800 SEK 2,400
Central Norrland 26,800 SEK 26,700 SEK 27,100 SEK –
Upper Norrland 28,800 SEK 28,900 SEK 28,800 SEK 1,700

Other service worker 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 20,800 SEK in 2014 to 27,100 SEK in 2025, +30% 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 9629, “övriga servicearbetare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Affischbärare
  • Affischklistrare
  • Affischuppsättare
  • Affischör
  • Attraktionsförare
  • Attraktionsvärd
  • Auktionsbiträde
  • Auktionsmedhjälpare
  • Auktionsvaktmästare
  • Automatpåfyllare, varuautomater m.m.
  • Automatskötare, varor
  • Caddy
  • Dekalmontör
  • Elmätaravläsare
  • Grovarbetare, diverse
  • Hissförare, personhiss
  • Karusellskötare
  • Kundvagnsuppsamlare
  • Licenskontrollant, TV
  • Mynttömningspersonal
  • Mätaravläsare
  • Nöjesparkarbetare
  • Polletthämtare
  • Publikvärd
  • Reparatör, bingohall
  • Sandwichman
  • Servicetekniker, källvattenautomater
  • Skidliftvärd
  • Skrivningsvakt
  • Skrivvakt
  • Snöläggare
  • Snötillverkare
  • Spelautomatskötare
  • Spelskötare, nöjespark
  • Tentamensvakt
  • Tivoliarbetare, biljetthanterare
  • Tivoliarbetare, maskinförare
  • Väderobservatör
  • Väderrapportör

Frequently asked questions

How much does a service worker 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 27,100 SEK a month before tax, against 26,200 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 a service worker in Sweden?

The median salary for a service worker in Sweden is 27,100 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 other service workers not elsewhere classified sit 29% lower than the typical job.

How much does a service worker earn after tax?

The median salary for a service worker is 27,100 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 22,100 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 other service workers not elsewhere classified?

The average (27,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (27,100 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what other service workers not elsewhere classified typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a service worker in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: other service workers not elsewhere classified aged 18–24 years earn 24,800 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 23,700 SEK. More in the section “Other service worker starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for other service workers not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 30,300 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 other service workers not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 27,200 SEK for men and 27,000 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a service worker earn the most?

Pay is highest in Upper Norrland, where other service workers not elsewhere classified earn 28,800 SEK per month on average.

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