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How much do personal care providers earn in Sweden?

Personal care providers. 81,300 people employed in Sweden.

33,100SEK

per month is the median salary for personal care providers in Sweden in 2025. That is 14% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

≈ €2,950 / $3,400 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,605 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

The average salary for personal care providers in Sweden is 33,300 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 33,100 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 27,900 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 38,700 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
33,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
27,900 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
38,700 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
81,300
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

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

27,900 SEKLowest 10%33,100 SEKMedian38,700 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 30,400–36,100 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Pay in the private and public sector

What personal care providers 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 33,300 SEK 33,100 SEK 32,900 SEK 33,200 SEK
Private sector 32,500 SEK 32,100 SEK 32,400 SEK 31,900 SEK
Public sector 33,400 SEK 33,300 SEK 33,100 SEK 33,400 SEK
Central government 34,000 SEK 33,800 SEK 34,000 SEK 33,600 SEK
Municipalities 33,400 SEK 33,300 SEK 33,000 SEK 33,400 SEK
Regions (health care) 34,500 SEK 34,200 SEK 34,400 SEK 34,000 SEK

Salary after tax

What personal care providers 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 26,605 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 29,500 SEK before tax — roughly 23,890 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 38,700 SEK, which is roughly 30,829 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for personal care providers

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 27,500 37,500 Median pay Number
Men 32,900 SEK 24,100
Women 33,200 SEK 57,100

Women's average salary is 101% 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 care providers normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 29,500 SEK 29,600 SEK 29,400 SEK 9,300
25–34 years 32,100 SEK 32,400 SEK 31,800 SEK 16,100
35–44 years 33,200 SEK 33,500 SEK 33,100 SEK 16,400
45–54 years 34,300 SEK 34,200 SEK 34,400 SEK 17,300
55–64 years 34,900 SEK 34,500 SEK 35,000 SEK 18,700

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education less than 9 years (ISCED97 1) 31,200 SEK 31,700 SEK 30,900 SEK 710
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 31,500 SEK 32,000 SEK 31,200 SEK 5,100
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 33,900 SEK 33,400 SEK 34,100 SEK 18,200
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 32,700 SEK 32,600 SEK 32,800 SEK 31,000
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 33,900 SEK 33,800 SEK 33,900 SEK 16,700
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 33,900 SEK 34,000 SEK 33,900 SEK 9,200
No information about level of educational attainment 31,000 SEK 31,400 SEK 30,500 SEK 310

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 27,500 37,500 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 33,500 SEK 33,600 SEK 33,400 SEK 14,800
East-Central Sweden 32,500 SEK 32,400 SEK 32,600 SEK 14,100
Småland and islands 33,400 SEK 32,900 SEK 33,600 SEK 7,900
South Sweden 32,800 SEK 32,700 SEK 32,900 SEK 12,000
West Sweden 33,900 SEK 33,700 SEK 34,000 SEK 18,500
North-Central Sweden 33,000 SEK 32,700 SEK 33,100 SEK 6,000
Central Norrland 33,700 SEK 33,500 SEK 33,800 SEK 3,200
Upper Norrland 33,100 SEK 32,400 SEK 33,400 SEK 4,800

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 25,400 SEK in 2014 to 33,100 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 5342, “vårdare, boendestödjare”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Arbetshandledare, funktionshindrade
  • Behandlingsassistent, vårdare
  • Boendeassistent
  • Boendebiträde
  • Boendehandledare
  • Boendestödjare
  • Dagcenterarbetare
  • Habiliterare, vårdbiträde
  • Habiliteringsassistent, vårdbiträde
  • Handikappassistent, vårdare och boendestödjare
  • Handikappvårdare, vårdare och boendestödjare
  • Handledare, personer med funktionsnedsättning
  • Hemtjänstassistent, vårdare
  • Peer support
  • Personligt ombud (psykisk funktionsnedsättning)
  • Stödassistent
  • Sysselsättningshandledare
  • Vårdare, barn
  • Vårdare, funktionshindrade
  • Vårdare, psykiskt funktionshindrade
  • Vårdare, vårdhem
  • Vårdare/handledare, dagcenter
  • Vårdarinna, barn, äldre
  • Vårdarinna, psykiskt funktionshindrade

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary for personal care providers in Sweden?

The median salary for personal care providers in Sweden is 33,100 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 personal care providers sit 14% lower than the typical job.

How much do personal care providers earn after tax?

The median salary for personal care providers is 33,100 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,605 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 care providers?

The average (33,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (33,100 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what personal care providers typically earn.

What is the starting salary for personal care providers in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: personal care providers aged 18–24 years earn 29,500 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 27,900 SEK.

How high can the salary go for personal care providers?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 38,700 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 personal care providers in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 101% of men's in this job. The median salary is 32,900 SEK for men and 33,200 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do personal care providers earn the most?

Pay is highest in West Sweden, where personal care providers earn 33,900 SEK per month on average.

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