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How much does a personal assistant earn in Sweden?

Personal assistants. 74,200 people employed in Sweden.

31,900SEK

per month is the median salary for a personal assistant in Sweden in 2025. That is 17% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,800 / $3,300 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 25,700 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

In the 2025 salary statistics, a personal assistant earned 31,800 SEK a month on average in Sweden. The median salary is 31,900 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 26,000 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 37,300 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
31,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
26,000 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
37,300 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
74,200
In this job in Sweden

Personal assistants provide everyday support to people with extensive disabilities, at home, at school, at work and in their free time. The support is granted under the Swedish disability act (LSS) or as assistance allowance from the Social Insurance Agency, and the employer may be a municipality, a private assistance company, a cooperative or the person receiving assistance. There are no formal training requirements, and the work is shaped around the individual's needs. Pay differs mainly with experience and employer.

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among personal assistants in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

26,000 SEKLowest 10%31,900 SEKMedian37,300 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 28,700–34,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What personal assistants 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 31,800 SEK 31,900 SEK 31,900 SEK 31,800 SEK
Private sector 31,400 SEK 31,500 SEK 31,600 SEK 31,400 SEK
Public sector 33,800 SEK 33,800 SEK 33,700 SEK 33,800 SEK
Central government 31,500 SEK 30,900 SEK 31,100 SEK 30,900 SEK
Municipalities 33,800 SEK 33,800 SEK 33,700 SEK 33,800 SEK

Salary after tax

What personal assistants 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 25,700 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,900 SEK before tax — roughly 24,192 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 37,300 SEK, which is roughly 29,773 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for a personal assistant

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 31,900 SEK 23,000
Women 31,800 SEK 51,200

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.

Pay by age

Pay for personal assistants normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,900 SEK 30,300 SEK 29,800 SEK 8,700
25–34 years 31,100 SEK 31,200 SEK 31,000 SEK 15,700
35–44 years 31,800 SEK 32,000 SEK 31,800 SEK 16,000
45–54 years 32,300 SEK 32,300 SEK 32,300 SEK 16,100
55–64 years 32,800 SEK 32,500 SEK 32,900 SEK 14,900

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) 31,100 SEK 31,300 SEK 31,000 SEK 3,500
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 31,300 SEK 31,400 SEK 31,200 SEK 8,600
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 32,300 SEK 32,100 SEK 32,400 SEK 15,600
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 31,700 SEK 31,700 SEK 31,700 SEK 23,700
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 31,900 SEK 31,700 SEK 32,000 SEK 11,600
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 31,900 SEK 31,900 SEK 31,900 SEK 9,600
Post-graduate education (ISCED97 6) 31,100 SEK – – 240
No information about level of educational attainment 31,100 SEK 31,400 SEK 31,100 SEK 1,300

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 25,000 35,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 30,900 SEK 30,800 SEK 30,900 SEK 19,100
East-Central Sweden 31,600 SEK 31,400 SEK 31,600 SEK 14,700
Småland and islands 32,600 SEK 32,400 SEK 32,600 SEK –
South Sweden 32,500 SEK 32,400 SEK 32,600 SEK –
West Sweden 32,000 SEK 32,200 SEK 31,900 SEK 12,500
North-Central Sweden 32,800 SEK 33,000 SEK 32,700 SEK –
Central Norrland 32,800 SEK 32,700 SEK 32,800 SEK –
Upper Norrland 32,000 SEK 31,800 SEK 32,100 SEK –

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 25,200 SEK in 2014 to 31,900 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 5343, “personliga assistenter”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • ADL-assistent
  • Assistent, ADL
  • Handikappassistent, personlig assistent
  • Handikappvårdare, personlig assistent
  • Ledsagare
  • Lots, för invandrare
  • Personlig assistent

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for a personal assistant in Sweden?

The median salary for a personal assistant in Sweden is 31,900 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 personal assistants sit 17% lower than the typical job.

How much does a personal assistant earn after tax?

The median salary for a personal assistant is 31,900 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 25,700 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 personal assistants?

The average (31,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (31,900 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what personal assistants typically earn.

What is the starting salary for a personal assistant in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: personal assistants aged 18–24 years earn 29,900 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 26,000 SEK.

How high can the salary go for personal assistants?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 37,300 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 personal assistants in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 31,900 SEK for men and 31,800 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden does a personal assistant earn the most?

Pay is highest in North-Central Sweden, where personal assistants earn 32,800 SEK per month on average.

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