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How much do petrol station personnel earn in Sweden?

Petrol station personnel. 4,200 people employed in Sweden.

34,500SEK

per month is the median salary for petrol station personnel in Sweden in 2025. That is 10% lower than the median across all jobs in the country, 38,300 SEK.

+0.9% since 2024

≈ €3,050 / $3,550 at September 2026 exchange rates, before tax.

That is roughly 27,661 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

≈ 199 SEK an hour · 414,000 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 average salary for petrol station personnel in Sweden is 34,800 SEK per month (2025). The median salary is 34,500 SEK. The lowest-paid 10% earn under 28,800 SEK and the highest-paid 10% over 40,900 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
34,800 SEK
Mean gross monthly salary
Lowest 10%
28,800 SEK
Earn less than this
Highest 10%
40,900 SEK
Earn more than this
People employed
4,200
In this job in Sweden

The pay range

How monthly salaries are distributed among petrol station personnel in Sweden. The same scale is used in the tables further down.

28,800 SEKLowest 10%34,500 SEKMedian40,900 SEKHighest 10%
Light band: the middle 80 per cent. Dark band: the middle half, earning 31,500–37,700 SEK. The red line is the median salary across all jobs in Sweden.

Petrol station personnel 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 33,700 SEK a month on average — roughly 27,100 SEK after tax in an average municipality.

Starting-salary proxies, before and after tax
Before tax After tax
Average, aged 18–24 33,700 SEK 27,058 SEK
Average, aged 25–34 35,000 SEK 28,038 SEK
Lowest 10% earn less than 28,800 SEK 23,362 SEK
Lowest 25% earn less than 31,500 SEK 25,399 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.

Petrol station personnel pay in the private and public sector

What petrol station personnel 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 34,800 SEK 34,500 SEK 34,300 SEK 34,800 SEK
Private sector 34,800 SEK 34,500 SEK 34,300 SEK 34,800 SEK

Petrol station personnel salary after tax in Sweden

What petrol station personnel actually take home depends on which municipality they live in. The table shows what 34,500 SEK a month comes to after tax in a few of them.

That is roughly 27,661 SEK after tax in an average municipality, without the church fee.

34,500 SEK a month after tax, by municipality
Municipality Municipal and regional tax After tax
Average municipality 32.38% 27,661 SEK
Stockholm 30.55% 28,116 SEK
Göteborg 32.60% 27,615 SEK
Malmö 32.42% 27,653 SEK
Österåker (lowest tax) 28.93% 28,382 SEK
Dorotea (highest tax) 35.65% 26,977 SEK
  • The youngest in the job, aged 18–24 years, earn 33,700 SEK before tax — roughly 27,058 SEK after.
  • The best paid 10% earn more than 40,900 SEK, which is roughly 32,404 SEK after tax.

Calculate the salary after tax for petrol station personnel

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 40,000 Median pay Number
Men 34,300 SEK 2,100
Women 34,800 SEK 2,200

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.

Petrol station personnel salary by age

Pay for petrol station personnel normally rises with years in the job.

Monthly salary by age
Age 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
18–24 years 33,700 SEK 33,600 SEK 33,800 SEK 1,900
25–34 years 35,000 SEK 34,500 SEK 35,600 SEK 1,100
35–44 years 35,700 SEK 36,100 SEK 35,100 SEK –
45–54 years 36,800 SEK 36,000 SEK 37,600 SEK 350
55–64 years 36,700 SEK – 36,500 SEK 270

Pay by level of education

Monthly salary by level of education
Level of education 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Primary and secondary education 9-10 years (ISCED97 2) 34,200 SEK 34,000 SEK 34,700 SEK –
Upper secondary education, 2 years or less (ISCED97 3C) 36,000 SEK 36,000 SEK 36,000 SEK 460
Upper secondary education 3 years (ISCED97 3A) 34,100 SEK 34,200 SEK 34,000 SEK 2,100
Post-secondary education, less than 3 years (ISCED97 4+5B) 36,300 SEK 35,900 SEK 36,600 SEK 640
Post-secondary education 3 years or more (ISCED97 5A) 36,600 SEK – 35,700 SEK –

Petrol station personnel 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 30,000 40,000 Average pay Men Women Number
Stockholm 34,900 SEK 35,000 SEK 34,900 SEK –
East-Central Sweden 35,200 SEK 35,800 SEK 34,700 SEK 670
Småland and islands 34,600 SEK – 34,400 SEK 180
South Sweden 34,700 SEK 34,400 SEK 34,900 SEK 430
West Sweden 34,200 SEK 33,600 SEK 35,000 SEK –
North-Central Sweden 34,700 SEK – 34,400 SEK 280
Central Norrland 34,800 SEK – 34,700 SEK 160
Upper Norrland 34,700 SEK – – 160

Petrol station personnel 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 27,500 SEK in 2014 to 34,500 SEK in 2025, +25% 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 5225, “bensinstationspersonal”. These are the titles you will actually meet in Swedish job ads.

  • Bensinmacksbiträde
  • Bensinstationsarbetare
  • Bensinstationsbiträde
  • Mackbiträde
  • Servicebiträde, bensinstation
  • Serviceman, bensinstation

Frequently asked questions

How much do petrol station personnel 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 34,500 SEK a month before tax, against 34,200 SEK the year before (2024) — +0.9%. 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 petrol station personnel in Sweden?

The median salary for petrol station personnel in Sweden is 34,500 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 petrol station personnel sit 10% lower than the typical job.

How much do petrol station personnel earn after tax?

The median salary for petrol station personnel is 34,500 SEK a month before tax. In an average Swedish municipality, without the church fee and for someone under 66, that works out at roughly 27,700 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 petrol station personnel?

The average (34,800 SEK) is the mean of every salary and is pulled upwards by the highest earners. The median (34,500 SEK) is the salary in the middle of the scale and usually gives a better picture of what petrol station personnel typically earn.

What is the starting salary for petrol station personnel in Sweden?

Statistics Sweden does not publish starting salaries as such. The closest figure is the youngest people in the job: petrol station personnel aged 18–24 years earn 33,700 SEK per month on average. The lowest-paid 10% in the job earn less than 28,800 SEK. More in the section “Petrol station personnel starting salary” above.

How high can the salary go for petrol station personnel?

The highest-paid 10% in the job earn more than 40,900 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 petrol station personnel in Sweden?

Women's average salary is 100% of men's in this job. The median salary is 34,300 SEK for men and 34,800 SEK for women. The figure is not adjusted for differences in age, sector or working hours.

Where in Sweden do petrol station personnel earn the most?

Pay is highest in East-Central Sweden, where petrol station personnel earn 35,200 SEK per month on average.

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