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How much do personal services workers not elsewhere classified earn in Sweden?

Personal services workers not elsewhere classified. 3,400 people employed in Sweden.

32,400SEK

per month is the median salary for personal services workers not elsewhere classified in Sweden in 2025. That is 15% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+2.2% since 2024

≈ €2,850 / $3,350 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 26,077 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 187 SEK an hour · 388,800 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 personal services workers not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 33,300 SEK (2025). The median salary is 32,400 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,500 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 39,200 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
33,300 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,500 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
39,200 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
3,400
Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024

The pay range

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

28,500 SEKLowest 10%32,400 SEKMedian39,200 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 29,700–35,800 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Personal services workers not elsewhere classified 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 30,000 SEK a month on average — roughly 24,300 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 30,000 SEK 24,267 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 32,900 SEK 26,455 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 28,500 SEK 23,136 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 29,700 SEK 24,041 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.

Personal services workers not elsewhere classified pay in the private and public sector

What personal services 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 33,300 SEK 32,400 SEK 32,900 SEK 31,100 SEK
Private sector 33,300 SEK 32,400 SEK 32,900 SEK 31,100 SEK

Personal services workers not elsewhere classified salary after tax in Sweden

What personal services workers not elsewhere classified actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 32,400 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 26,077 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

32,400 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 26,077 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 26,498 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 26,035 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 26,069 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 26,744 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 25,445 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 30,000 SEK before tax — roughly 24,267 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 39,200 SEK, which is roughly 31,206 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for personal services workers 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 27,500 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 32,900 SEK 2,000
Women 31,100 SEK 1,400

Women's average salary is 95% 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.

Personal services workers not elsewhere classified salary by age

Pay for personal services workers not elsewhere classified normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 30,000 SEK 30,200 SEK 29,900 SEK –
25–34 years 32,900 SEK 33,100 SEK 32,700 SEK –
35–44 years 34,300 SEK 35,500 SEK 32,600 SEK –
45–54 years 35,200 SEK 36,000 SEK 33,500 SEK –
55–64 years 34,300 SEK 34,800 SEK 33,400 SEK –

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 32,500 SEK – – –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 34,000 SEK 34,600 SEK 32,800 SEK –
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 33,700 SEK 34,300 SEK 32,800 SEK –
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 32,200 SEK 33,200 SEK 31,100 SEK –
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 32,900 SEK 34,300 SEK 32,000 SEK –

Personal services workers not elsewhere classified 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 27,500 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 32,700 SEK 34,200 SEK 30,800 SEK –
Småland and islands 32,700 SEK – – –
South Sweden 33,900 SEK 34,200 SEK 33,400 SEK –
West Sweden 32,500 SEK 34,000 SEK 30,600 SEK –
Upper Norrland 33,700 SEK 35,800 SEK 31,500 SEK –

Personal services workers not elsewhere classified 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 23,300 SEK in 2014 to 32,400 SEK in 2025, +39% 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 5169, “övrig servicepersonal”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Anonym konsument
  • Betjänt
  • Grannskapsvärd
  • Klubbvärd
  • Klubbvärdinna
  • Materialförvaltare
  • Mystery Shopper
  • Tarotkonsulent

Frequently asked questions

How much do personal services workers not elsewhere classified 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 32,400 SEK a month before tax, against 31,700 SEK the year before (2024) — +2.2%. 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 personal services workers not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

The median salary for personal services workers not elsewhere classified in Sweden is 32,400 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 services workers not elsewhere classified sit 15% lower than the typical job.

How much do personal services workers not elsewhere classified earn after tax?

The median salary for personal services workers not elsewhere classified is 32,400 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 26,100 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 personal services workers not elsewhere classified?

The average (33,300 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (32,400 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what personal services workers not elsewhere classified typically earn.

What is the starting salary for personal services workers not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: personal services workers not elsewhere classified aged 18–24 years earn 30,000 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,500 SEK. More in the section “Personal services workers not elsewhere classified starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for personal services workers not elsewhere classified?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 39,200 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 services workers not elsewhere classified in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 95% of men's in this job. The median salary is 32,900 SEK for men and 31,100 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do personal services workers not elsewhere classified earn the most?

Pay is highest in South Sweden, where personal services workers not elsewhere classified earn 33,900 SEK per month on average.

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